Arts, Sciences, and Engineering					Film and Media Studies
Course Section Listing	Course	Course Title					Term	Credits	Status
COURSE_SECTION-3-147816	FMST 211-1	African American Cinema and Its Contexts					Spring 2023	4.0	Open
Schedule:		Day Begin End Location Start Date End Date MW 325 PM 440 PM Morey Room 504
Enrollment:		Enrolled      28	Capacity      30
Co-Located:		AAAS 217-1, AHST 240-1 (P), AHST 440-1, FMST 211-1
Instructors:		Sharon Willis
Delivery Mode:		In-Person
Description:		This course will offer a survey of African American film and filmmakers from the early 20th century to the 21st.  Directors we will study include: Oscar Micheaux, Ivan Dixon, Melvin Van Peebles, Gordon Parks, Charles Burnett, Carl Franklin, Dee Rees, Cheryl Dunye, Julie Dash, Kasi Lemmons, Ava DuVernay, Spike Lee, John Singleton, Ryan Coogler, Jordan Peele.  We will also explore the incisive critical and theoretical work African American critics have produced in response to these films and the contexts in which they emerge.
Offered:		Fall Spring Summer