English 317 Film Studies 317: Writing About Film
Course Schedule
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Week One
Th, 1.6 First class, introduction

Week Two
T, 1.11
Reading: Chapter 1 in Corrigan
Writing: Journal 1--Exercise #1 on pg. 16

W.1.12 Last day to drop (without a grade)

Th, 1.13
Reading: Chapter 2 in Corrigan; look over film terms, pg 173,
Writing: Journal 2--Exercise #2 on pg. 34

Week Three
Film: Heavenly Creatures
T, 1.18
Reading: Peter Chumo's "It's All Frightfully Romantic,"
Writing: Journal 3

Th.1.20
Reading: Ryall's "Genre and Hollywood"
Review #1

Week Four
Film: Punch Drunk Love
T,1.25
Reading: Chapter 3 in Corrigan, Hampton's "True Romance"
Writing: Journal 4--Exercise #1 on pg. 78

Th.1.27
Reading: Sarah Crawford's "The New Romantic Violence"
Writing: Journal 5-- What is the difference between love and romance? How does film "use" love? How does Anderson try to address this?

Week Five
T, 2.1
Reading: Chapter 4 in Corrigan
Writing: Journal 6--Exercise #2 on pg 105 using Punch Drunk Love

Th.2.3
Reading: John Belton, “Technology and Aesthetics of Film Sound”
Review #2

Week Six
T.2.8
Film: Dead Man (on reserve in the library)
Reading: pgs 1-26 in Rosenbaum
Writing: Journal 7--find and discuss two different reviews/discussions of Dead Man

Th.2.10
Reading: pgs 27-42 in Rosenbaum
Writing: Journal 8--What is the "tone" of Rosenbaum's discussion? To whom does he address his discussion? How?

Week Seven
T.2.15
Reading: pgs 42-62 in Rosenbaum
Writing: Journal 9


Th.2.17
Reading: finish Rosenbaum, Neiland's "Graphic Violence"
Writing: work on draft

Week Eight
T.2.22
Conferences-No Class
First Draft of First Essay Due

W. 2.23: Last day to withdraw with a W

Th.2.24
Final Draft of First Essay Due in Class with Journal

Week Nine
2.26-3.6 Spring Break

Week Ten
Screening: The Long Goodbye
T.3.1
Reading: Altman, "The Actor as Auteur," Ferncase's "Marlowe in the Me Decade"
Writing: Journal 10

Th.3.3
Reading: from Keyssar's Altman's America

Week Eleven
T.3.15
Reading: Harris' "Film Noir Fascination"
Writing: Journal 11-- Summarize Harris' argument and talk briefly about how it applies to The Long Goodbye

Th.3.17
Review #3

Week Twelve
Film: La Jetée
T.3.22
Reading: Friendlander's "Regarding the Gaze"
Writing: Journal 12

Th.3.24
Vacation: No Class

Week Thirteen
Film: Dancer In The Dark
T.3.29
Reading: TBA
Writing: Journal 13--Is there a place for the musical in modern film? How can it be more than nostalgia?

W.3.31 Last day to withdraw (with a 'w')

Th.3.31
Reading: Rhys Graham, Dancer in the Dark
Writing: Journal 14

Week Fourteen
T.4.5
Reading: Jose Arroyo, "How Do You Solve a Problem Like Von Trier?"

Th.4.7
Reading: TBA
Review #4

Week Fifteen
T.4.12
Reading: Albert Goldbarth, "Square of Light"
Writing: Work on draft.

Th.4.14
First Draft of Final Essay Due in class

Week Sixteen
T.4.19
Reading: TBA
Course Evaluations/Peer Review

Th.4.21 Last Day of Class
Writing: Final Paper Due with Journal