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2017-18 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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EN 330 Black Cinema
This course is an analysis and exploration of the cinematic productions by Black filmmakers, representing Africa, North American, the Caribbean and Europe. Sample topics include early “race films,” independent cinema, documentary, women in film, 90s urban drama, “message cinema,” “Nollywood” (Nigerian film industry), the politics of production and distribution, film representing global cultural and social movements, and the role of the Black filmmaker. This is not a course in Film Theory. Filmmakers include Oscar Micheaux, Ousmane Sembene, Julie Dash, Kasi Lemmons, Melvin Van Peebles, Spike Lee, Haile Gerima, Ana DuVernay, and many others.
Prerequisite: Junior standing or above.
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