ENG 535 Film Genres and Genders

Historical study of Hollywood film genres and their relation to dichotomous gender. Emphasis on the genres of screwball comedy, maternal melodrama and film noir. Advanced readings in gender-analysis and film-studies scholarship. Representative directors include Pabst, Hawks, Sturgess, Rapper, Dmytryk, Ray, Hitchcock and Aldrich. Prerequisite: for the 500-level course, permission of instructor.