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Spring Term 2017 TOP: POWERS & PERILS OF GENRES - 3638 - FIST 420
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Prerequisites/Notes: FIST 100 or consent of instructor

Catalog Description : This topics course allows for an in-depth examination of film genre in various historical, national, theoretical, and aesthetic contexts. Course under this heading may focus on a single genre (for example, the musical) or be comparative. May be repeated when topic is different.

Topic for Spring 2017: Film Rules—The Powers and Perils of Genres
Each genre—sci-fi adventure, documentary, noir, romantic comedy, the western—takes its shape and creates its pleasure by observing a unique set of rules, assumptions and values. But following those rules can be as dangerous as breaking them. When does a formula flop? When does it become art? This course examines how genres pose not just economic but also cultural, artistic, and ethical challenges for producers, consumers and scholars of film.

Attributes: 400-599 Advanced Course


Term

Spring Term 2017

Instructors

Loren PQ. Baybrook

Course

FIST 420

Grade Mode

Standard

Title

TOP: POWERS & PERILS OF GENRES

Final Exam

Tuesday, Jun 06, 2017 08:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

CRN

3638

Status

Active

Class Time

09:00 AM-10:50 AM TR AGCH 007

Start-End Date

Mar 27, 2017-Jun 07, 2017

Campus

Appleton Main Campus

Units

6

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Maximum

Number registered

Enrollment:

Unlimited

3