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Semester:	Spring 2021
Number:	0108-131-001
Instructor:	Eric Mandelbaum
Days:	Thursday 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Note:	Online, Synchronous
Location:	Online
Credits:	3
Status:	This Course is Filled to Capacity
Course Materials:	View Text Books
Description:	Students will view and discuss a progression of influential films, starting with silent cinema and progressing to the 1970’s. The evolution of technology and aesthetics, including genre and convention, will be covered. Foreign films will receive attention. Students will gain a deeper appreciation of this contemporary art form. (Distribution Reqs:Arts)
Learning Goals:	• Teach students to view movies in a historical context • Expose students to films from foreign times and places• Observe the development of cinematic language• Recognize major movements, directors and genres *The learning goals displayed here are those for one section of this course as offered in a recent semester, and are provided for the purpose of information only. The exact learning goals for each course section in a specific semester will be stated on the syllabus distributed at the start of the semester, and may differ in wording and emphasis from those shown here.