ENGL 28600 The Movies
Introduction to the movies from classic to contemporary films. One afternoon or evening a week for the screening of films; two periods a week for discussion.
ENGL 34500 Games and World Building
This course looks at the ways that narrative worlds get built in games. We will begin by looking at the narrative elements in analog games that have been the foundation of many digital games and move on to look at the elements in digital games that come together to form the worlds.
ENGL 38700 History of the Film from 1938 to the Present
This is an intensive study of international cinema. The goals of the class will be to develop students’ capacity to read film, to articulate original responses to the medium, to enjoy difficult movies and to become A1 cinephiles. The class will make you sweat. The films, too. Particular attention will be given to the development of film form, image and sound editing and the what you, the viewer, do to make the movie come alive, even after the final credits. Some of the movements we will cover in weekly readings and screenings include Film Noir, the French New Wave, Direct Cinema, and the Dogme 95 group. Films range from Last Year at Marienbad to Borat. Directors include Fred Wiseman, Nicholas Roeg, Agnes Varda, Abbas Kiarostami, Roman Polanski, and John Waters.
