Fall 2024 Film GU4940 section 001

QUEER CINEMA

Call Number 13789
Day & Time
Location
W 9:10am-12:55pm
508 Dodge Hall
Points 3
Grading Mode Standard
Approvals Required None
Instructor Ronald Gregg
Type SEMINAR
Method of Instruction In-Person
Course Description

This course examines themes and changes in the (self-)representation of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, and transgender people in cinema from the early sound period to the present. It pays attention to both the formal qualities of film and filmmakers’ use of cinematic strategies (mise-en-scene, editing, etc.) designed to elicit certain responses in viewers and to the distinctive possibilities and constraints of the classical Hollywood studio system, independent film, avant-garde cinema, and world cinema; the impact of various regimes of formal and informal censorship; the role of queer men and women as screenwriters, directors, actors, and designers; and the competing visions of gay, progay, and antigay filmmakers. Along with considering the formal properties of film and the historical forces that shaped it, the course explores what cultural analysts can learn from film. How can we treat film as evidence in historical analysis? We will consider the films we see as evidence that may shed new light on historical problems and periodization, and will also use the films to engage with recent queer theoretical work on queer subjectivity, affect, and culture.

Web Site Vergil
Department Film
Enrollment 18 students (17 max) as of 4:06PM Wednesday, December 11, 2024
Status Full
Subject Film
Number GU4940
Section 001
Division Interfaculty
Open To Schools of the Arts, Barnard College, Columbia College, Engineering:Undergraduate, Engineering:Graduate, GSAS, Global Programs, General Studies, SIPA, Professional Studies
Note Instructor will admit from a waitlist. Priority given to Fil
Section key 20243FILM4940W001