Courses with * fulfill General
Education requirements
(A-AP) = Arts - Applied
(A-TH) = Arts - Theoretical/Historical
(A-AR) = Analytical - Abstract
Reasoning
(A-QR) = Analytical - Quantitative
Reasoning
(CP) = Comparative Practices
(D-D) = Diversity - Domestic
(D-I) = Diversity - International
(D-L) = Diversity - Language
(ES) = Earlham Seminar
(IP) = Interpretive Practices
(SI) = Scientific Inquiry
(W) = Wellness
(AY) = Offered in
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Film Studies
Courses
*FILM 207 LITERATURE AND FILM (4 credits)
Introduces film analysis skills that focus on technical details of the cinematic medium, and how they influence narration, character and theme. Highlights important topics in film and literary theory and analyzes the functions and forms of film as a medium in comparison to other forms of media that use words. Prerequisite: Earlham Seminar or Interpretive Practices course. (CP) Offered once every three years.
*FILM 215 INTRODUCTION TO FILM STUDIES (4 credits)
Introduces film analysis skills that focus on technical details of the cinematic medium, and how they influence narration, character and theme. Highlights important topics in film history and film theory. Prerequisite: Earlham Seminar or Interpretive Practices course. (A-TH) Offered once every three years.
*FILM 237 EAST ASIAN CINEMA (3 credits)
A survey of films from China (Mainland, Hong Kong, Taiwan), South Korea and Japan. Develops basic skills for visual analysis and familiarizes students with film theories and cultures of modern East Asia. Prerequisite: An Earlham Seminar, an Interpretive Practices course or consent of the instructor. Also listed as JPNS 237. (CP, D-I) (AY)
FILM 300 TOPICS IN FILM STUDIES (3-4 credits)
Topics determined by the instructor might consider particular filmmakers or cinematic movements as well as interdisciplinary or thematic concerns. May be taken more than once with different topic. Prerequisite: ENG 207 or FILM 215 or consent of the instructor.
*FILM 341 JAPANESE POPULAR CULTURE: ANIME (3
credits)
Introduces academic approaches to contemporary popular culture in Japan, such as anime and video games. Develops analytical skills for visual narratives and helps students better understand Japanese culture in the post-industrial era. Also listed as JPNS 341. (A-TH, D-I) (AY)
*FILM 342 JAPANESE CINEMA (3
credits)
A survey of Japanese cinema from early films to anime, comparing the development of Japanese cinema with other national contexts. Develops analytical skills that focus on technical details of films and how they inflect narration, character and theme. Also listed as JPNS 342. (A-TH, D-I)
*FILM 346 CLASSIC AND CONTEMPORARY GERMAN FILM (3
credits)
Examines films in their historical and social contexts from the Expressionist period of the early 1920s to contemporary German cinema. Also looks at cinema as an art form by studying both film form and film style. Also listed as GER 346. (D-I) (AY)
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