FREN 409 - Cinema

This category introduces students to French or Francophone cinema, dealing with history, theory, and condition of production of this media. ALL COURSES ARE TAUGHT IN FRENCH UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED. Alternate years. It includes such courses as: West and Equatorial African Cinema. Introduction to the history and socio-economic contexts of African cinema (colonial and post-colonial). The focus is on the rich corpus of films by African directors from Senegal, Mali, Mauritania, Cameroon and Congo, and on theoretical and critical writings about films and authors. Alternate years. French cinema. A survey of French cinema from the thirties to the present. The course examines the style and themes in French cinema from Realism to Nouvelle Vague to Post-Modernism. The course is conducted in English with the possibility of receiving credit for a concentration in French if the reading and writing is done in French. Alternate years. Prerequisite(s): One 300-level course or placement test or permission of instructor. (4 Credits)