COMM234: Film Genres

This course examines the development and significance of the concept of genre as it informs film. It explores the importance of film genres, and how culture as well as commerce affects artistic expression. . It explores the antecedents and development of film genres, as well as their form, narrative structure, visual elements, and conventions and tropes. In addition, it explores broader film concepts such as mise-en-scene, subjectivity, gaze, and spectatorship, in context of genre study. Addresses GLE learning outcomes Arts and Design (AD), Oral Communication (OC), and Creative Thinking (CV).