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ARTH 3926 is also offered in Spring 2023
Spring 2023 | ARTH 3926 Section 001: The Cinema of Alfred Hitchcock (65567)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person
- Class Attributes:
- UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
- Meets With:
- ARTH 5926 Section 001
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/17/2023 - 05/01/2023Tue, Thu 12:20PM - 02:15PMUMTC, West BankAnderson Hall 250
- Enrollment Status:
- Open (28 of 46 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- This course examines the achievement and significance of Alfred Hitchcock. It will consider his entire career, including both the British and American periods, his major films and his television program, Alfred Hitchcock Presents. The course will address his characteristic themes and concerns (the double, the relationship between criminality and legality, the play of suspense and surprise); the traditions that shaped him (the Gothic in literature and theater; Victorian melodrama) and the influence he had on other films and filmmakers (the horror film, the political thriller); his significance in relation to the history of film criticism and scholarship (auteurist, feminist, queer). Students will gain a thorough knowledge of Hitchcock and the biographical, historical, technological, industrial, aesthetic issues surrounding his achievement. They will gain practical experience in analyzing films and addressing the critical issues raised by the media in contemporary society.
- Class Description:
- An exploration of Hitchcock's major thematic concerns (guilt, romantic obsession, the seductiveness of evil, the double), and technical virtuosity; the cult of horror and the thriller as genre; Hitchcock's significance as a cultural icon and as a figure in film history and theory. Films will be drawn from both the English and American periods and will include The Lodger, Blackmail, The 39 Steps, Shadow of a Doubt, Strangers on a Train; Psycho and Vertigo.
- Grading:
- 25% Midterm Exam
35% Final Exam
40% Reports/Papers Other Grading Information: Attendance and homework assignments mandatory, and may affect grade if not satisfactory. - Class Format:
- 45% Lecture
40% Film/Video
15% Discussion - Workload:
- 50 Pages Reading Per Week
10 Pages Writing Per Term
2 Exam(s)
1 Paper(s) - Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/65567/1233
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 5 May 2014
Fall 2017 | ARTH 3926 Section 001: The Cinema of Alfred Hitchcock (34575)
- Instructor(s)
- Brad Bellatti (TA)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Class Attributes:
- UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
- Meets With:
- ARTH 5926 Section 001
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session09/05/2017 - 12/13/2017Tue, Thu 02:30PM - 04:50PMUMTC, West BankAnderson Hall 250
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Achievement/significance of Alfred Hitchcock. Career including both British/American periods. Major films/television program. Characteristic themes/concerns, traditions that shaped him, influence he had on other films/filmmakers. Biographical, historical, technological, industrial, aesthetic issues surrounding his achievement.
- Class Description:
- An exploration of Hitchcock's major thematic concerns (guilt, romantic obsession, the seductiveness of evil, the double), and technical virtuosity; the cult of horror and the thriller as genre; Hitchcock's significance as a cultural icon and as a figure in film history and theory. Films will be drawn from both the English and American periods and will include The Lodger, Blackmail, The 39 Steps, Shadow of a Doubt, Strangers on a Train; Psycho and Vertigo.
- Grading:
- 25% Midterm Exam
35% Final Exam
40% Reports/Papers Other Grading Information: Attendance and homework assignments mandatory, and may affect grade if not satisfactory. - Class Format:
- 45% Lecture
40% Film/Video
15% Discussion - Workload:
- 50 Pages Reading Per Week
10 Pages Writing Per Term
2 Exam(s)
1 Paper(s) - Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/34575/1179
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 5 May 2014
Fall 2014 | ARTH 3926 Section 001: The Cinema of Alfred Hitchcock (35475)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Class Attributes:
- UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
- Meets With:
- ARTH 5926 Section 001
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session09/02/2014 - 12/10/2014Mon, Wed 02:30PM - 05:00PMUMTC, West BankAnderson Hall 210
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Achievement/significance of Alfred Hitchcock. Career including both British/American periods. Major films/television program. Characteristic themes/concerns, traditions that shaped him, influence he had on other films/filmmakers. Biographical, historical, technological, industrial, aesthetic issues surrounding his achievement.
- Class Description:
- An exploration of Hitchcock's major thematic concerns (guilt, romantic obsession, the seductiveness of evil, the double), and technical virtuosity; the cult of horror and the thriller as genre; Hitchcock's significance as a cultural icon and as a figure in film history and theory. Films will be drawn from both the English and American periods and will include The Lodger, Blackmail, The 39 Steps, Shadow of a Doubt, Strangers on a Train; Psycho and Vertigo.
- Grading:
- 25% Midterm Exam
35% Final Exam
40% Reports/Papers Other Grading Information: Attendance and homework assignments mandatory, and may affect grade if not satisfactory. - Class Format:
- 45% Lecture
40% Film/Video
15% Discussion - Workload:
- 50 Pages Reading Per Week
10 Pages Writing Per Term
2 Exam(s)
1 Paper(s) - Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/35475/1149
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 5 May 2014
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