English 100
Junior Seminar: Film Noir
| Section | Semester | Instructor | Time | Location | Course Areas |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Fall 2007 | Bader, Julia
Bader, Julia |
TTh 5:30-7 P.M., plus film screenings Thursdays 7-10 P.M. | 220 Wheeler |
Other Readings and Media
Telotte, J.: Voices in the Dark; Kaplan, E.: Women in Film Noir; Silver & Ursini, eds.: Film Noir Reader 4; Turner, G.: Film as Social Practice
Description
We will examine film noir�s relationship to �classical� Hollywood cinema, as well as its history, theory and generic markers, while analyzing in detail the major films in this area. The course will also be concerned with the social and cultural background of the 40's, the representation of femininity and masculinity, and the spread of Freudianism.
Other Recent Sections of This Course
fall, 2022 |
||
100/1 |
The Seminar on Criticism: "Atlantic Haunts, Black Possession" |
|
100/2 |
||
100/3 |
||
100/4 |
||
100/5 |
||
100/8 |
||
spring, 2022 |
||
100/1 |
||
100/3 |
||
100/4 |
||
100/5 |
||
100/7 |
||
fall, 2021 |
||
100/1 |
||
100/3 |
||
100/4 |
||
100/5 |
||
100/7 |
||
Back to Semester List
University of California, Berkeley
English Department
322 Wheeler Hall,
Berkeley, CA 94720-1030
general phone: 510-642-3467
office hours: M-Th, 10-12 and 1-4
©UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY ENGLISH DEPARTMENT