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Survey of Classical Drama 72249-931
Asynchronous Survey of Classical Theatre.
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Focus on Film Noir 31890-001
Study the enduring appeal of film noir's dark shadows, corruption, seductive femme fatales, alienated antiheroes, mid-century psychological struggles, and rain-slicked streets, often adapted from pulp novels and hardboiled crime fiction. An emphasis will be placed on the original “noir” cycle (the 1940’s and 1950’s), but we will also cover precursors as well the evolution of “neo” or “revisionist” Noir.
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Cult Cinema 34224-931
Study the history and development of cult films and the integral role cannabis and drug culture has and continues to play in their creation, production and reception. Considering the social, cultural and political subversion of films screened; reception and ritual practices of cult audiences; analyze the transgressive nature of midnight movies, questions of taste, film aesthetics, and the influence of cult films and cannabis culture on mainstream cinema and branding.