Examines the history of animated works designed specifically for the television medium.

Critical study of some of the most important examples of action, adventure, and spectacle cinema from the international and transnational perspectives. Exploration of the historical, esthetic, generic, institutional, and political significance of these films.

Cross-listed 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.

Cross-listed with ARAB398Q. Credit only granted for ARAB398Q or CINE329Q.

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.

Through screening, readings, and discussions, this self-paced online course will critically examine some of the most important trilogies in world cinema in order to see how cinematic trilogies, in a spectrum of genres, deepen our appreciation of each director's recurrent themes, voices, and styles. These trilogies provide great opportunities to explore ideology, gender, sexuality in media serialization. We will study the "classical" or original "Star Wars" trilogy, Leone's "Dollars" trilogy, Ang Lee's "Father Knows Best" trilogy, Spielberg's "Indian Jones" trilogy, Ray's "Apu" trilogy, Coppola's "Godfather" trilogy, and Jackson's "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, etc.

View and critically discuss contemporary queer films through a contemporary Queer Theory lens. Exploring a range of narrativeand depictions, students will have virtual discussions and expand their critical analysis beyond the films discussed in class. Please be aware tmany of these films contain graphic sex scenes, full nudity, hate crimes depictions of illness, drag performances, and graphic violence, all of which we will unpack and discuss in class.