Prerequisites/Notes:
FIST 100 or consent of instructor
Catalog Description :
Topics in Film Studies allows for an in depth examination of topics across time, for example, the work of women directors, or it permits a detailed analysis of special topics, for example, Turkish-German or Central European film.
Topic for Spring 2025: AMERICAN QUEER CINEMA HISTORY
PREREQUISITES: FIST 100 or consent of instructor.
In this course, we will look at the history of queer cinema in America, from early depictions of homosexuality and gender play in the silent era, through the breakthroughs of the New Queer Cinema directors in the nineties, and up to the work of contemporary queer filmmakers of today. We’ll look at films by James Whale, Dee Rees, Marlon Riggs, Gregg Araki, Donna Deitch, and others. We’ll examine the aesthetic and narrative strategies of the films. And we’ll lay out the shifting cultural and industrial contexts that closed down or opened up the possibilities for queer filmmaking across the past 100 years.
Attributes: 400-599 Advanced Course
Term |
Spring Term 2025 |
Instructors |
Kaitlin Fyfe |
Course |
FIST 418 |
Grade Mode |
Standard |
Title |
TOP: AM. QUEER CINEMA HISTORY |
Final Exam |
Tuesday, Jun 10, 2025 08:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. |
CRN |
3916 |
Status |
Active |
Class Time |
01:50 PM-03:00 PM MWF AGCH 019 |
Start-End Date |
Mar 31, 2025-Jun 11, 2025 |
Campus |
Appleton Main Campus |
Units |
6 |
Course materials |
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Maximum |
Number registered |
Enrollment: |
Unlimited |
13 |
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