Skip to main content
Department of English
Search
Log in
Navigation
About
Current Office Hours
Diversity Resources
English Library
Faculty Statement Archives
Internal Dept Resources
Medieval and Early Modern Studies
University Writing Program
Video Guides & Worksheets
Visit us on Facebook
Major/Minor in English
Advising
Creative Writing Application
Honors Program
Internships
Literary Magazines
Major Requirements Guide & FAQ
Minor Requirements
Study Abroad
Why Major in English?
MFA in Creative Writing
Admissions
Events, Prizes, and Resources
MFA Program Faculty
Newly Admitted Grad Students
Resources
Ph.D. in Literature
About
Admissions
Newly Admitted Grad Students
PhD Alumni Directory
Resources
Courses & Schedules
People
News & Events
Off the Syllabus Podcast
Recent News
Contests
Contest Winners
Previous Contest Winners
Newsletters
You are here
Home
»
Courses & Schedules
English 161B - Winter, 2016
Film History II: 1945 to the present
Class Information
Instructor:
Simmon, Scott
CRN:
43597
Time:
MW 12:10-3:00
Location:
118 Olson
Description
This course is the second half of a two-quarter overview of the cultural and aesthetic history of filmmaking. (The courses may be taken separately.) Our loosely chronological survey begins this quarter at the end of World War II with the development of film noir in the United States and the international spread of Italian neorealist styles. Of particular focus will be the flourishing of Japanese film in the postwar decade, of the French New Wave after the late 1950s, of European art cinema in the 1960s, and of "third world" and post-colonial cinemas. We will also look into the expanded options for independent American filmmaking that arose alongside the breakdown of the Hollywood studio system and its Production Code censorship. Especially through recent Asian, British, Latin American, and post-communist Eastern European cinemas, we will carry global film history into the 21st century.
Grading
Two quizzes (15% each), out-of-class viewing notes (20%), paper (25%), final (25%).
Texts
Film History (third edition, 2010)
, Kristin Thompson & David Bordwell
And readings on SmartSite