Varying topics relating to film in social contexts. Offered by resident or visiting faculty.

Introduction to the history and significance of genre in film and/or television. May examine one or a selection of several genres, drawn from a list including, but not limited to, the western, melodrama, musical, thriller, sitcom, film noir, and documentary. Topics include form, ideology, authority, history, innovation, and parody.

Introduction to film form, style, and techniques. Examples from silent film and from contemporary film.