English 165

Special Topics: Hollywood Talkies to World War II

Section	Semester	Instructor	Time	Location	Course Areas
1	Spring 2007	Knapp, Jeffrey Knapp, Jeffrey	MW 2-3:30, plus film screenings Mondays 3:30-6:30	300 Wheeler	Special Topics

Description

Our topic will be the theory and practice of mass entertainment in 1930?s Hollywood. The films we will watch include: The Jazz Singer, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Public Enemy, Footlight Parade, Lady Killer, Baby Face, The Lady Eve, City Westerner, His Girl Friday, Meet John Doe, Citizen Kane, and The Philadelphia Story.

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English 165

Special Topics: Hollywood Talkies to World War II

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