FS 342

Film Theory Since 1968

An introduction to the major theoretical debates around film and the analysis of film texts that have emerged since 1968. Topics to be studied include semiotics and structuralism, Marxist theory, ideology and apparatus theory, psychoanalytic theory, feminist theory, poststructuralism, and post-classical cinema. Prerequisites: 1.0 credit from 100 and/or 200 level FS courses, or permission of the department.