Course Description
A study of important films about the American South and their perspectives on the history and culture of the region; the literary sources on which many of the films are based.
Additional Requirements for Graduate Students:
Graduate students will watch films in addition to those on the
undergraduate syllabus and will read additional secondary
materials and scholarship both on the source texts for the
films and on the films themselves. They will present to the
class a 15-20 minute oral report on a film not covered in class
that considers the film in the context of the themes and issues
of the course. This report will be an opportunity both for
critical and cultural interpretation and also teaching the
topic. One week after delivery of the report students will
submit a written version. By the end of the term graduate
students will propose and justify a topic for, and then
research and write, a 5000-word critical paper that will
investigate some dimension of the subjects, themes, issues, and
materials explored in the course. Students will be asked to
think of the paper as an intermediate step towards production
of a paper for delivery at a professional conference or for
publication.
Athena Title
Films about the American South
Non-Traditional Format
Students will be asked to attend film screenings outside of class time.
Undergraduate Prerequisite
Two 2000-level ENGL courses or (one 2000-level ENGL course and one 3000-level ENGL course) or (one 2000-level ENGL course and one 2000-level CMLT course)
Graduate Prerequisite
Permission of department
Semester Course Offered
Offered every year.
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Student learning Outcomes
Topical Outline
Syllabus
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