Seminar in Film Theory II

An introductory survey of contemporary film theory from the early 1960s to today.  This class will offer an historical and critical overview of a wide range of theories addressing narrative, spectatorship, stardom, authorship, ideology, race, gender, sexuality, media, culture and technology.   Approaches will include semiotics, psychoanalysis, Marxism, feminism, neo-formalism, cognitivism and cultural studies.