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• CAMS 100 American Film Genres 6 credits

  In this course we survey a number of popular American film genres, including but not limited to the western, the musical, the woman's film, the war film, horror and science-fiction. Who defines genres? What are the conventions and expectations associated with various genres? What is the cultural function of genre storytelling? Do genres change over time? Assignments aim to develop skills in film analysis, research and writing. Requirements include two screenings per week.

  Held for new first year students.

  Extra Time Required: Evening screenings

  • Offered: Fall 2025
  • Liberal Arts Requirements: AI/WR1, Argument & Inquiry/WR1 IDS, Intercultural Domestic Studies
  • Prerequisites:

    Student is a member of the First Year First Term class level cohort. Students are only allowed to register for one A&I course at a time. If a student wishes to change the A&I course they are enrolled in they must DROP the enrolled course and then ADD the new course. Please see our Workday guides Drop or 'Late' Drop a Course and Register or Waitlist for a Course Directly from the Course Listing for more information.

  • Tags: CAMS Elective CL: 100 level

  • CAMS  100.01 Fall 2025

  • Faculty:Carol Donelan 🏫 👤
  • Size:15
  • M, WWeitz Center 132 1:50pm-3:00pm
  • FWeitz Center 132 2:20pm-3:20pm

• CAMS 225 Film Noir: The Dark Side of the American Dream 6 credits

  After Americans grasped the enormity of the Depression and World War II, the glossy fantasies of 1930s cinema seemed hollow indeed. During the 1940s, the movies, our true national pastime, took a nosedive into pessimism. The result? A collection of exceptional films populated with tough guys and dangerous women lurking in the shadows of nasty urban landscapes. This course focuses on classic American noir as well as neo-noir from a variety of perspectives, including mode and genre, visual style and narrative structure, postwar culture and politics, and race, gender, and sexuality. Requirements include two screenings per week and several short papers.

  Extra Time required. Evening Screenings.

  • Offered: Fall 2025
  • Liberal Arts Requirements: IDS, Intercultural Domestic Studies LA, Literary/Artistic Analysis
  • Tags: AMST Democracy Activism AMST Space and Place CAMS Elective CL: 200 level GWSS Elective AMST Production Consumption of Culture

  • CAMS  225.01 Fall 2025

  • Faculty:Carol Donelan 🏫 👤
  • Size:25
  • T, THWeitz Center 132 1:15pm-3:00pm

  • Extra Time Required: Evening screenings