Film and Digital Media

FILM 165C Lesbian, Gay, and Queer Film and Video

An overview of homosexuality and LGBT representations in American film. Explores the format and historical significance of New Queer Cinema. Recent independent queer film and video discussed. Topics include: authorship; spectatorship; genre and genre reappropriation; historical gender constructs; the art film; mainstream versus independent production; and the relationship of film to popular music. Students are billed a materials fee.

Requirements

Enrollment is restricted to juniors, sophomores, and seniors.

Credits

5

General Education Code

IM