SWAN 350 - Black Film

3 Credits
Three lecture hours.

This course satisfies the film history and culture requirement for SWAN. Through screenings and lecture, the course examines the historical and cultural significance of Black Film from silent movies to talkies, to current cinema. In distinguishing black commercial films from black independent films, the course will examine the role of authorship in creating black images that promulgate minstrelsy and stereotypes. or break new ground in the treatment of complex topics such as race and gender.

Prerequisite(s) SWAN 220 OR SWAN 225, or permission of Instructor.
Offered (FALL/SPRING).