Screen Studies
English · 3 hrs Seminar/Discussion
Offered: Fall, Fall/Winter, and Winter, Every Year
ENGL-4741 prerequisites
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Description
This course focuses on a topic in screen studies that varies from year to year. Possible topics may include: genre (e.g., noir, melodrama, documentary ); national cinemas (e.g., Canadian, Nigerian, Japanese ); literary remediations; identity and representation (e.g., race, Indigeneity); youth culture (e.g., adolescent sexuality, Disney); video games and gaming; new media platforms and technologies; screen practices. In addition to media materials, the course focuses on critical and theoretical questions related to the topic. This course may be repeated for credit once when the topic varies.
Requisite courses
6 credit hours of First Year English, including ENGL-1001(6) or ENGL-1000(3) [prerequisite(s)]; and 12 credit hours of English at the 2000-level or above (must be taken previously or at the same time as this course).
Restrictions
Honours Form Required.
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