Crosslisted with SLLC368A. Credit only granted for CINE319B, FILM319B, or SLLC368A.

In this asynchronous course, we will examine some of the most important films censored in different nations and cultures throughout the history of cinema. These films, censored, challenged, or banned on political, social, sexual, religious grounds, and for violent contents, will provide fascinating material to consider the relationship between culture and politics, morality and ideology. Films may come from the United States, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, Italy, Canada, China, India, Thailand, Germany, and Belgium.

Crosslisted with SLLC368B. Credit only granted for CINE329B, FILM329B, or SLLC368B.

Crosslisted with HIST319W. Credit only granted for HIST319W or CINE329G.

Hollywood and Washington have been obsessed with each other for a long time. This course explores the history of this "dangerous" relation during the past 100 years.

This asynchronous course will examine the development of the television industry in the Arabic speaking world, as it transformed from broadcasting to satellite television to streaming platforms. We will analyze the central features of this medium and the pivotal role it continues to play in regional politics and culture. A particular focus will be on transnational television genres, including scripted series, talk shows, and reality TV.

Crosslisted with ARAB398Q. Credit only granted for CINE329Q or ARAB398Q.

Crosslisted with SLLC368K. Credit only granted for CINE359C, FILM359C, or SLLC368K.

In this asynchronous course, we will examine the transnational history of the horror genre in cinema through the 20th and 21st centuries. We will explore the defining features of the genre and interrogate the status of horror film as one of the most enduring and popular forms of filmmaking. We will also look at horror films as social forms capable of intercepting and giving shape to the collective desires, hopes, and anxieties that mark specific historical periods.

Cross-listed with SLLC368O. Credit only granted for CINE359K or SLLC678O.

This online course will screen and study the most important masterworks in science fiction cinema. Themes and representative works may include, but not limited to, space fantasy, futuristic world, alien intrusions, time travel, disasters, mental powers, biological sciences and mutations. We will also cover key concepts of Media Language, Audience, Institution, and Representation of Gender and Race.

Crosslisted with SLLC468M. Credit only granted for CINE459M, FILM459M, or SLLC468M.