FM200 - Topics in Film Genre and History

Studies the form of a single film genre, auteur, or historical era and its development over time. Possible genres include science fiction, horror, the musical, melodrama, documentary, comedy, and “independent” film, among others. May include studies of specific auteurs or of national cinemas beyond the US. (Not offered 2025-26).

1 unit — Germen, Krzych, Rommel-Ruiz, Steckenbiller

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Students will examine both women’s filmic representation (women on film) and women in film, with a focus on women auteurs, aesthetics, and issues of labor/production. They will also reflect on women’s film culture in the era of #MeToo by looking to film festivals and feminist labor practices as a site for women’s film activism.
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Term Block Title Instructor Location Student Limit/Available Updated
Fall 2024 Block 1 Topics in Film Genre and History: Unworking Ableism: Art, Film, and Social Life Topic Details Jordan Lord Cornerstone Art Center 102 16 / 6 03/31/2025
Fall 2024 Block 3 Topics in Film Genre and History: Horror Topic Details Arom Choi Cornerstone Art Center 102 16 / -1 03/31/2025
Fall 2024 Block 4 Topics in Film Genre and History: Politics & Comedy Topic Details Scott Krzych, Elizabeth Coggins Cornerstone Art Center 102 32 / 5 03/31/2025
Spring 2025 Block 6 Topics in Film Genre and History: Media Theory and Cultural Studies Topic Details Baran Germen Cornerstone Art Center 102 25 / 8 03/31/2025
Spring 2025 Block 7 Topics in Film Genre and History: New York: Politics, Film, and Culture Topic Details Scott Krzych Taught Abroad 001 25 / 12 03/31/2025
Spring 2025 Block 8 Topics in Film Genre and History: Film Hostory and Theory Corey Couch TBA 25 / 20 03/31/2025
Fall 2025 Block 2 Topics in Film Genre, History, & Theory: New York: Politics, Film, Culture Scott Krzych TBA 25 / 25 03/31/2025
Fall 2025 Block 3 Topics in Genre, History, & Theory: Global Berlin: Film, City, and Identity Baran Germen, Christiane Steckenbiller TBA 32 / 32 03/31/2025
Fall 2025 Block 3 Topics in Film Genre, History & Theory: TBD TBA 25 / 25 03/31/2025
Fall 2025 Block 4 Topics in Film Genre: Film and History Topic Details Bryan Rommel-Ruiz TBA 25 / 25 03/31/2025
Spring 2026 Block 6 Topics in Film Genre TBA 25 / 25 03/31/2025
Spring 2026 Block 7 Topics in Genre, History, & Theory: Cinema and Psychoanalysis Scott Krzych TBA 25 / 25 03/31/2025
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