English 84
Sophomore Seminar: High Culture, Low Culture: Postmodernism and the Films of the Coen Brothers
| Section | Semester | Instructor | Time | Location | Course Areas |
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| 1 | Fall 2011 | Bader, Julia
Bader, Julia |
Thurs. 2-5 | 300 Wheeler |
Other Readings and Media
Books to be determined
Description
We will concentrate on the high and low cultural elements in the noir comedies of the Coen brothers, discussing their use of Hollywood genres, parodies of classic conventions, and representation of arbitrariness. We will also read some fiction and attend events at the Pacific Film Archive and Cal Performances. This seminar may be used to satisfy the Arts and Literature breadth requirement in Letters and Science.
This 2-unit course may not be counted as one of the twelve courses required to complete the English major.
Other Recent Sections of This Course
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fall, 2019 |
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spring, 2019 |
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fall, 2018 |
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fall, 2017 |
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Sophomore Seminar: Modern Utopian and (mostly) Dystopian Movies |
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