RTVF 157 - Film GenresSemester Hours: 3
Fall, Spring
Studies of genre cinema emphasize critical, historical, and aesthetic analyses of significant types of motion pictures. Possible topics include, but are not limited to, horror, comedy, film noir, Western, melodrama, musical, science fiction, and animated film.
Current Special Topics:
RTVF 157 - Cuban Cimema
This course studies the historical evolution and aesthetic achievements of Cuban cinema from the silent period to the present day. Students explore the history of motion pictures in Cuba in three different phases: the early industrial (1930s to 1950s), the Revolutionary (1960s to 1980s), and the Special Period (1990s to today). Together we watch and analyze the most significant feature films made in the island, but also focus on alternative modes of representation - such as animation, documentary, experimental cinema, short films, etc. Our approach incorporates a transnational framework (to study US, Mexican, and Soviet-Cuban co-productions) as well as an intermedia perspective (to understand the relationship of the national film industry with Cuba’s theatre, radio, literature, television, etc). Special attention is also paid to Afro-Cuban, women, foreign, and LGBTQI+ filmmakers.
Crosslisted as LACS 016A
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
RTVF 010 . May be repeated for credit when subject matter varies.
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