ITST 141 A-Z - (AA) Italian Film HighlightsSemester Hours: 3
Periodically
A rotating series of courses investigating various aspects of Italian cinema. Topics include mafia cinema, race, gender, gothic and horror cinema, cinema and fascism, historical representations, migration in contemporary Italian cinema, and America as seen by Italian directors taught in English. All movies are in English or Italian with English subtitles.
Current Special Topics
ITST 141E - Intro to European Cinema
This course is an introduction to European Cinema focusing primarily on the 20th century. As the course introduces the main currents in various national European cinematic traditions, it also focuses on their social and cultural history. Students will learn about the early days of silent cinema, the development of cinematic surrealism, neorealism, the rise of “auteur” cinema of authors like Ingmar Bergman, Vittorio De Sica, and Jean Renoir, and the success of genre cinema (gothic, horror, police, western, etc.) in the 1960s and ‘70s.
Same as EUR 010D
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
May be repeated for credit as topics vary. Specific titles and course descriptions for special topics courses are available in the online class schedule.
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Summer Session I 2026
Summer Session II 2026
Summer Session III 2026
Fall 2026
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