Film Theory and Criticism (COMM 3362)

Communication · Boston College

Satisfies the required theory course in the Communication major This course is structured around the question of how visual media convey and influence the world in which they are created. By surveying some of the major questions raised by theorists from the beginnings of film as a medium to the present, students will gain critical lenses through which to historically and theoretically engage visual media. We will cover topics including: film aesthetics; Marxist, psychoanalytic, feminist, critical race, and queer theoretical approaches to film criticism; television studies; and new media theor

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