Course Description

Film Studies 256F/G Avant-Garde Cinema

An exploration of a variety of marginal film practices and modes of production through an historical consideration of the major trends and developments in European, American, and Canadian avant-garde. Films will be analyzed in relation to the theoretical issues they raise, specifically, feminist theory and practice, film formalism, and spectatorship.

Prerequisite: Film Studies 020E or Women's Studies 020E or permission of the Department.

1 3-hour lecture/screening, 2 lecture/seminar hours, half course.

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