MEDA 214 - The Dark Genres: Film Noir, Science Fiction, Horror, and the Gangster Film

Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 111.
Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? Hollywood developed a number of special kinds of storytelling traditions that answered the question. Suspense, outer space, the supernatural, and crime all became metaphors for our worst secrets and nightmares. Study the psychology, aesthetics, gender and racial issues involved in the traditional Hollywood choices of image, stars, music, and stories for its dark genre.