2010-2011 Academic Catalog

Jul 02, 2025

2010-2011 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

SCRN 130 - Film Genre

Devoted to the study of the major storytelling formats into which much narrative filmmaking (especially that of the American cinema) may be categorized. The course considers theoretical perspectives, formal description, historical background and social implications of genres such as the western, gangster film, musical, melodrama, etc., and through this work enables students to engage in and experience the interpretive insights of this critical perspective on the cinema. This course is taught as a variable topic, and may be offered as either an overview of several film genres or as a course concentrating on intensive study of a particular genre.

Instructor: Ms. Butzel and Ms. Larrieux

When Offered: Offered every other year

Faculty: Marcia Butzel, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Screen Studies Adjunct Associate Professor of French and Comparative Literature Director, Screen Studies Program Stephanie F. Larrieux, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Screen Studies