A course in careful reading and thoughtful essay writing and discussion on narrative and film from around the world in the last half of the twentieth century. Participation in discussion is an absolute requirement. If your essay skills aren't to the level you want them, we'll do our best to bring them up. Our film viewings include The Handmaid's Tale, Farenheit 451, The Matrix, Blade Runner, The Day the Earth Stood Still, and Dawn of the Dead . Hannibal Lecter will likely appear in a third film.
Remakes seem a sure bet to Hollywood provided there was a good audience the first time.
Evaluation is by means of 3 quizzes and one short paper. There is no text for the class. No description available from the instructor. In this section, students have the opportunity to develop skills in reading novels and in viewing film adaptations of those texts. Typically, we will spend a week discussing a novel, then view and discuss the film based on that novel the subsequent week.