ART 181 - Introduction to American Film

3 credit hours - Three hours weekly; one term.
This course meets the Arts & Humanities General Education Requirement.

Study the complex relationship between American film and culture. Review and discuss the aesthetics and manifestation of film in American society.

Crosslisted: Also offered as AMS 181 ; credit is not given for both ART 181 and AMS 181 .

Note: Typically offered at MC and OL; fall and spring terms.

Course Outcomes:

Apply an interdisciplinary perspective to the study of American film;
Discuss the development of the American film industry in terms of aesthetics, genres, narrative formulae, and themes;
Discuss the development of the American film industry in terms of the studio system, demographics, dominant personalities, politics, and morality;
Explain the ways in which social factors influence the depiction of American society in film;
Explain the ways in which American film influences society.