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Survey of Film I: Birth of Cinema (CO 181 C1)

Term: 2025-2026 Acad. Year Fall Full Term

Faculty

Benjamin D. Pascoe
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Schedule

Tue-Thu, 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM (8/25/2025 - 12/14/2025) Location: *

Description

This introductory course in film history surveys national and international film industries from the silent era to the peak of the Hollywood studio system. We will examine film as an art form, an industry, and a means of expression/reaction to the world around us. This course explores significant filmmakers, film movements, genres, and cultures, as well as how films work technically and aesthetically. 2015 CORE: Creativity & Culture, Acquire. 2020 CORE: Liberal Arts, Arts. FA, odd years.