2018-2019 Catalog

FAMS 237 Celluloid Ghosts

The transition to sound at the end of the 1920s brought a new layer of sensory experience to the cinema; however, synched sound also homogenized the film market. It eliminated the idiosyncratic formats, genres, and theatre experiences that defined the silent era. This course will introduce students to the diverse histories of film's first decades and the many ways in which these ghosts of film history have returned in the twenty-first century.

Prerequisite

FAMS 101

Instructor

Groo