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2006-2007 General Catalog
University of California, Riverside Film and Visual Culture Subject abbreviation: FVC
Toby Miller, Ph.D., Chair Committee in Charge
The Film and Visual Culture major provides an interdisciplinary examination of film, video, television, multimedia, and visual culture with a primary emphasis on history and theory and a secondary focus on production. The major consists of three curricular tracks, in one of which students may concentrate: 1. Film and Visual Media 2. Film, Literature, and Culture 3. Ethnography, Documentary, and Visual Culture The Film and Visual Culture major combines the breadth of an interdisciplinary major with a precise focus on visual media. Its interdisciplinary structure brings together approaches to visual media that would usually be separated by discipline. Students have a unique opportunity to acquire critical skills in the reading and analysis of media texts together with those involved in various modes of media production. This applied experience includes training in creative, documentary, and ethnographic video; photography; multimedia production; and screenwriting. Familiarity with media, either for its academic or industrial applications, enhances one's understanding of any field in the humanities or social sciences today. University Requirements See Undergraduate Studies section. College Requirements See College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, Colleges and Programs section. The B.A. in Film and Visual Culture involves three possible tracks of courses, each with different emphases in curriculum. The requirements are as follows: For all three tracks: Lower-division units: 16 units Upper-division units: 40 units Track 1: Film and Visual Media This track gives the student comprehensive coverage in film and media studies, covering history, theory, non-Hollywood cinema and media forms, and production. Undergraduate studies prepare the student for graduate work in film studies, cultural studies with an emphasis on visual media, or in film production. 1. Lower-division requirements (4 lower-division courses [at least 16 units]): a) Introduction to Film Studies: FVC 020 b) Media Production: 1 course chosen from ART 003, ART 070 (E-Z), CS 008, CS 010, DNCE 014, FVC 004/ART 004, FVC 007/ART 007, FVC 028/ART 028/THEA 038, FVC 039/CRWT 040, FVC 066/CRWT 066/THEA 066, THEA 010 c) Two additional courses chosen from 1.b) above or from the following: AST 048/CHN 048, AST 064/VNM 064, FREN 045, FVC 006/ART 006, FVC 008/AHS 008, FVC 009/MUS 007, FVC 015, FVC 021/CPLT 021, FVC 022/AST 022/JPN 022, FVC 023/AHS 020, FVC 025/ENGL 021/THEA 021, FVC 026/CPLT 026/EUR 026, FVC 033/ENGL 033, GER 045, ITAL 045, RUSN 045 2. Upper-division requirements (10 upper-division courses [at least 40 units]): a) Film, Photography, and Media History (2 courses) chosen from AHS 181, AHS 182, FVC 110 (E-Z), FVC 114/CPLT 134/GER 134/JPN 134, FVC 137/AHS 136, FVC 138/AHS137, FVC 145E/ENGL 145E, FVC 145-I/ENGL 145-I, FVC 173 (E-Z)/CPLT 173 (E-Z), FVC 176/AHS 176, FVC 186/AHS 186, HIST 191X b) Non-Hollywood Cinema and Alternative Media (3 courses) chosen from AST 185/CHN 185, DNCE 171M, DNCE 172K, FVC 103/ANTH 103, FVC 121 (E-Z)/CPLT 171 (E-Z), FVC 125 (E-Z)/LNST 125 (E-Z)/SPN 125 (E-Z), FVC 135/ART 135, FVC 136/ART 136, FVC 144K/ENGL 144K, FVC 146E/ENGL 146E, FVC 146F/ENGL 146F, FVC 146G/ENGL 146G, FVC 171/SPN 171, FVC 173 (E-Z)/CPLT 173 (E-Z), FVC 178/EUR 110B/AHS 120/CPLT 110B/GER 110B, FVC 182/AHS 121/CPLT 138/EUR 138/GER 138, FVC 183 (E-Z)/FREN 185 (E-Z), FVC 184/AST 184/JPN 184, FVC 185/LNST 105/SPN 185, GER 118 (E-Z) c) Media Production (1 course) chosen from ART 140, ART 142, ART 145, ART 146 (E-Z), ART 155, ART 167, ART 168, ART 169 (E-Z), ART 175, CS 133, CS 143/EE 143, FVC 131/ART 131, FVC 150/ART 150, FVC 161/DNCE 161, FVC 162/DNCE 162, FVC 166A/CRWT 166A/THEA 166A, FVC 166B/CRWT 166B/THEA 166B, FVC 166C/CRWT 166C/THEA 166C, FVC 175/ART 170, MUS 139, MUS 145, MUS 173, THEA 101, THEA 102, THEA 109, THEA 132, THEA 135, THEA 141, THEA 144 d) Film and Media Theory (4 courses) chosen from DNCE 171F, DNCE 171G, DNCE 171J or FVC 104/ENGL 104, DNCE 171K, DNCE 172J, DNCE 172M, DNCE 173J, DNCE 173K, FVC 103/ANTH 103, FVC 120, FVC 121 (E-Z)/CPLT 171 (E-Z), FVC 133/SOC 138, FVC 139/SOC 139, FVC 143 (E-Z)/ENGL 143 (E-Z), FVC 144 (E-Z)/ENGL 144 (E-Z), FVC 145F/ENGL 145F, FVC 145G/ENGL 145G, FVC 145J/ENGL 145J, FVC 146 (E-Z)/ENGL 146 (E-Z), FVC 160/ART 160, FVC 172, FVC 174 (E-Z)/CPLT 174 (E-Z), FVC 179/LNST 109/SPN 179/WMST 179, FVC 181/FREN 181/CPLT 181, FVC 186/AHS 186, FVC 187/AHS 187 Track 2: Film, Literature, and Culture While this track also offers a disciplinary foundation in film and visual media studies, its focus is on the interrelations among film and visual media, literature, and culture in international cinemas and literatures. The methodologies stressed here are less formally and more thematically and/or culturally based. 1. Lower-division requirements (4 lower-division courses [at least 16 units]) a) Introduction to Film Studies: FVC 020 b) Comparative Film, Media, and Literature Studies (1 course), chosen from FVC 021/CPLT 021, FVC 025/ENGL 021/THEA 021, FVC 033/ENGL 033, FVC 039/CRWT 040, HASS 022B, HASS 022C c) Non-Hollywood Cinema and Alternative Media (1 course) chosen from AST 048/CHN 048, AST 064/VNM 064, FREN 045, FVC 015, FVC 022/AST 022/JPN 022, FVC 026/CPLT 026/EUR 026, GER 045, ITAL 045, RUSN 045 d) Additional 1 course chosen from 1.b) or c) above, or from the following Media Production courses: ART 003, ART 070 (E-Z), CS 008, CS 010, DNCE 014, FVC 004/ART 004, FVC 006/ART 006, FVC 007/ART 007, FVC 008/AHS 008, FVC 009/MUS 007, FVC 023/AHS 020, FVC 028/ART 028/THEA 038, FVC 039/CRWT 040, FVC 066/CRWT 066 THEA 066, THEA 010 2. Upper-division requirements (10 upper-division courses [at least 40 units]) a) Film, Photography and Media History (2 courses) chosen from AHS 181, AHS 182, FVC 110 (E-Z), FVC 114/CPLT 134/GER 134/JPN 134, FVC 137/AHS 136, FVC 138/AHS 137, FVC 145E/ENGL 145E, FVC 145-I/ENGL 145-I, FVC 173 (E-Z)/CPLT 173 (E-Z), FVC 176/AHS 176, FVC 186/AHS 186, HIST 191X b) Non-Hollywood Cinema and Alternative Media (2 courses) chosen from AST 185/CHN 185, CPLT 171F, DNCE 171M, DNCE 172K, FVC 103/ANTH 103, FVC 125 (E-Z), FVC 135/ART 135, FVC 136/ART 136, FVC 144K/ENGL 144K, FVC 146E/ENGL 146E, FVC 146F/ENGL 146F, FVC 146G/ENGL 146G, FVC 171/SPN 171, FVC 173 (E-Z)/CPLT 173 (E-Z), FVC 178/EUR 110B/AHS 120/CPLT 110B/GER 110B, FVC 182/GER 138/AHS 121/CPLT 138/EUR 138, FVC 183 (E-Z)/FREN 185 (E-Z), FVC 184/AST 184/JPN 184, GER 118 (E-Z) c) Film and Media Theory (2 courses) chosen from DNCE 171F, DNCE 171G, DNCE 171J or FVC 104/ENGL 104, DNCE 171K, DNCE 172J, DNCE 172M, DNCE 173J, DNCE 173K, FVC 103/ANTH 103, FVC 120, FVC 121 (E-Z)/CPLT 171 (E-Z), FVC 133/SOC 138, FVC 139/SOC 139, FVC 143 (E-Z)/ENGL 143 (E-Z), FVC 144 (E-Z)/ENGL 144 (E-Z), FVC 145 (E-Z)/ENGL 145 (E-Z), FVC 146 (E-Z)/ENGL 146 (E-Z), FVC 160/ART 160, FVC 172, FVC 179/LNST109/SPN 179/WMST 179, FVC 186/AHS 186, FVC 187/AHS 187 d) Studies in Film, Literature, and Culture (4 courses): (1) Literature and Visual Culture (at least 1 but not more than 3 courses) chosen from CPLT 143/FREN 143, CPLT 180V, CPLT 181/FREN 181, ETST 170/WRLT 170, ETST 175/WMST 175, FVC 103/ANTH 103, FVC 143 (E-Z)/ENGL 143 (E-Z), FVC 144 (E-Z)/ENGL 144 (E-Z), FVC 172, FVC 174 (E-Z)/CPLT 174 (E-Z), FVC 178/EUR 110B/AHS 120/CPLT 110B/GER 110B, FVC 181/PHIL 111 (2) Cultural Studies (at least 1 but not more than 2 courses) chosen from AHS 134/HISE 134, AHS 166/WMST 169, ANTH 128/AST 128/DNCE 128/MUS 128/THEA 176, ANTH 163, ENGL 142 (E-Z), EUR 111C, EUR 112C, EUR 115F, EUR 116, EUR 119 (E-Z), FVC 179/LNST 109/SPN 179/WMST 179, FVC 182/AHS 121,/CPLT 138/EUR 138/GER 138, FVC 185/LNST 105/SPN 185, LNST 168/ANTH 168/ETST 148, MUS 126/ANTH 177/WMST 126, POSC 146, SPN 102A, SPN 102B (3) Media Production (no required units but 1 course may be taken) chosen from ART 140, ART 142, ART 145, ART 146 (E-Z), ART 155, ART 167, ART 168, ART 169 (E-Z), ART 175, CS 133, CS 143/EE 143, FVC 131/ART 131, FVC 150/ART 150, FVC 161/DNCE 161, FVC 162/DNCE 162, FVC 166A/CRWT 166A/THEA 166A, FVC 166B/CRWT 166B/THEA 166B, FVC 166C/CRWT 166C/THEA 166C, FVC 175/ART 170, MUS 139, MUS 145, MUS 173, THEA 101, THEA 102, THEA 109, THEA 132, THEA 135, THEA 141, THEA 144 (4) Literary and Cultural Theory (no required units but up to 1 course may be taken) chosen from CPLT 110 or ENGL 101 Track 3: Ethnography, Documentary, and Visual Culture This cluster provides a basic knowledge of film and visual media studies as well as in-depth coverage of the theories and methods that guide production of ethnographic and documentary films, and visual media. Students receive both critical and applied training in ethnographic methods and ethnographic and documentary film and video practices. 1. Lower-division requirements (4 lower-division courses [at least 16 units]): a) Introduction to Film Studies: FVC 020 b) Media Production (1 course) chosen from ART 003, ART 070 (E-Z) CS 008, CS 010, DNCE 014, FVC 004/ART 004, FVC 007/ART 007, FVC 028/ART 028/THEA 038, FVC 039/CRWT 040, FVC 066/CRWT 066/THEA 066, THEA 010 c) Cultural Anthropology (1 course) chosen from ANTH 001, ANTH 001H d) One (1) additional course chosen from 1.b) above or from AHS 007, AST 048/CHN 048, AST 064/VNM 064, FREN 045, FVC 006/ART 006, FVC 008/AHS 008, FVC 009/MUS 007, FVC 015, FVC 021/CPLT 021, FVC 022/AST 022/JPN 022, FVC 023/AHS 020, FVC 025/ENGL 021/THEA 021, FVC 026/CPLT 026/EUR 026, FVC 033/ENGL 033, GER 045, HASS 022B, HASS 022C, ITAL 045, MUS 006/ANTH 006, RUSN 045, SOC 001, WMST 010 2. Upper-division requirements (10 upper-division courses [at least 40 units]): a) Film, Photography, and Media History (2 courses) chosen from AHS 181, AHS 182, FVC 110 (E-Z), FVC 114/CPLT 134/GER 134/JPN 134, FVC 137/AHS 136, FVC 138/AHS 137, FVC 145E/ENGL145E, FVC 145-I/ENGL 145-I, FVC 173 (E-Z)/CPLT 173 (E-Z), FVC 176/AHS 176, FVC 186/AHS 186, HIST 191X b) Non-Hollywood Cinema and Alternative Media (3 courses) chosen from AST 185/CHN 185, DNCE 171M, DNCE 172K, FVC 103/ANTH 103, FVC 121 (E-Z)/CPLT 171 (E-Z), FVC 125 (E-Z), FVC 135/ART 135, FVC 136/ART 136, FVC 144K/ENGL 144K, FVC 146E/ENGL 146E, FVC 146F/ENGL 146F, FVC 146G/ENGL 146G, FVC 171/SPN 171, FVC 173 (E-Z)/CPLT 173 (E-Z), FVC 178/EUR 110B/AHS 120/CPLT 110B/GER 110B, FVC 182/GER 138/AHS 121/CPLT 138/EUR 138, FVC 183 (E-Z)/FREN 185 (E-Z), FVC 184/AST 184/JPN 184, FVC 185/LNST 105/SPN 185, GER 118 (E-Z) c) Film and Media Theory (1 course) chosen from DNCE 171F, DNCE 171G, DNCE 171J or FVC 104/ENGL 104, DNCE 171K, DNCE 172J, DNCE 172M, DNCE 173J, DNCE 173K, FVC 103/ANTH 103, FVC 120, FVC 121 (E-Z)/CPLT 171 (E-Z), FVC 133/SOC 138, FVC 139/SOC 139, FVC 143 (E-Z)/ENGL 143 (E-Z), FVC 144 (E-Z)/ENGL 144 (E-Z), FVC 145F/ENGL 145F, FVC 145G/ENGL 145G, FVC 145J/ENGL 145J, FVC 146 (E-Z)/ENGL 146 (E-Z), FVC 160/ART 160, FVC 172, FVC 174 (E-Z)/CPLT 174 (E-Z), FVC 179/LNST 109/SPN 179/WMST 179, FVC 186/AHS 186, FVC 187/AHS 187 d) Ethnography and Documentary: Production, Theories, and Texts (4 courses) (1) Production (at least 2 courses) chosen from ART 140, ART 142, ART 145, ART 146 (E-Z), ART 155, ART 167, ART 168, ART 169 (E-Z), ART 175, CS 133, CS 143/EE 143, FVC 131/ART 131, FVC 150/ART 150, FVC 161/DNCE 161, FVC 162/DNCE 162, FVC 166A/CRWT 166A/THEA 166A, FVC 166B/CRWT 166B/THEA 166B, FVC 166C/CRWT 166C, THEA 166C, FVC 175/ART 170, MUS 139, MUS 145, MUS 173, THEA 101, THEA 102, THEA 109, THEA 132, THEA 135, THEA 141, THEA 144 (2) Theories and Texts (at least 2 courses) chosen from AHS 115/LNST 115, AHS 134/HISE 134, AHS 166/WMST 169, AHS 182, ANTH 102/AHS 102, ANTH 121, ANTH 128/AST 128/DNCE 128/MUS 128/THEA 176, ANTH 137, ANTH 163, ANTH 176/AST 127/DNCE 127/ETST 172/MUS 127, ANTH 180A, ANTH 180B, CPLT 110, DNCE 130/ANTH 130, DNCE 171F, DNCE 171G, DNCE 171J or FVC 104/ENGL 104, DNCE 172K, DNCE 173K, ENGL 101, ENGL 121 (E-Z), ENGL 122 (E-Z)/LGBS 122 (E-Z), ENGL 123B, ENGL 124A, ETST 153/LNST 153, ETST 170/WRLT 170, ETST 175/WMST 175, FREN 143/CPLT 143, FVC 103/ANTH 103, FVC 121 (E-Z)/CPLT 171 (E-Z), FVC 143 (E-Z)/ENGL 143 (E-Z), FVC 144 (E-Z)/ENGL 144 (E-Z), FVC 145I/ENGL 145I, FVC 146 (E-Z)/ENGL 146 (E-Z), FVC 160/ART 160, FVC 172, FVC 174 (E-Z)/CPLT 174 (E-Z), FVC 187/AHS 187, MUS 126/ANTH 177/WMST 126, POSC 146, SOC 168, SOC 169 The following may be taken as a part of any track to meet individual needs: FVC 190, FVC 198-I. The Film and Visual Culture minor provides an interdisciplinary examination of film, television, digital multimedia, and visual culture, with an emphasis on history and theory, rather than production, in order to develop media literacy. A minimum of 24 units (one lower-division course and five upper-division courses) are required. No course can be used to satisfy more than one requirement. 1. Lower-division requirements (1 course [at least 4 units]) chosen from the following: FVC 004/ART 004, FVC 015, FVC 020, FVC 021/CPLT 021, FVC 033/ENGL 033 2. Upper-division requirements (a minimum of 5 courses [at least 20 units]) a) One course from each of the following three groups: (1) Film, Photography, and Media History: AHS 182, FVC 110 (E-Z), FVC114/CPLT134/GER134/JPN134, FVC 137/AHS 136, FVC 138/AHS 137, FVC 145E/ENGL 145E, FVC 145-I, ENGL 145-I, FVC 173 (E-Z)/CPLT 173 (E-Z), FVC 174 (E-Z)/CPLT 174 (E-Z), FVC 176/AHS 176, FVC 186/AHS 186, HIST 191X (2) Non-Hollywood Cinema and Alternative Media: AST 185/CHN 185, CPLT 171F, DNCE 171M, DNCE 172K, FVC 125 (E-Z)/LNST 125 (E-Z)/SPN 125 (E-Z), FVC 135/ART 135, FVC 136/ART 136, FVC 144K/ENGL 144K, FVC 146E/ENGL 146E, FVC 146F/ENGL 146F, FVC 146G/ENGL 146G, FVC 171/SPN 171, FVC 173 (E-Z)/CPLT 173 (E-Z), FVC 178/EUR 110B/AHS 120/CPLT 110B/GER 110B, FVC 179/LNST 109/SPN 179/WMST 179, FVC 182/AHS 121/CPLT 138/EUR 138/GER 138, FVC 183 (E-Z)/FREN 185 (E-Z), FVC 184/AST 184/JPN 184, GER 118 (E-Z) (3) Film and Media Theory: DNCE 171F, DNCE 171G, DNCE 171J or FVC 104/ENGL 104, DNCE 171K, DNCE 172J, DNCE 172M, DNCE 173J, DNCE 173K, FVC 143 (E-Z)/ENGL 143 (E-Z), FVC 144 (E-Z)/ENGL 144 (E-Z), FVC 145F/ENGL 145F, FVC 145G/ENGL 145G, FVC 145J/ENGL 145J, FVC 146 (E-Z)/ENGL 146 (E-Z), FVC 160/ART 160, FVC 172, FVC 187/AHS 187 b) Two (2) additional courses chosen from 2.a(1),(2), and (3) above or from AHS 181, ART 140, ART 142, ART 145, ART 146 (E-Z), ART 155, ART 167, ART 168, ART 169 (E-Z) (4 units), ART 175, CS 133, CS 143/EE 143, FVC 103/ANTH 103, FVC 131/ART 131, FVC 133/SOC 138, FVC 139/SOC 139, FVC 150/ART 150, FVC 166A/CRWT 166A/THEA 166A, FVC 166B/CRWT 166B/THEA 166B, FVC 166C/CRWT 166C/THEA 166C, FVC 174 (E-Z)/CPLT 174(E-Z), FVC 175/ART 170, MUS 139, MUS 145, MUS 173, THEA 101, THEA 102, THEA 109, THEA 132, THEA 135, THEA 141, THEA 144 See Minors under the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences in the Colleges and Programs section of this catalog for additional information on minors. FVC 004. Introduction to Video Art (4) Lecture, 2 hours; screening, 6 hours. Prerequisite(s): none. An introduction to video as an art form based in production and contemporary media theory. Basic production techniques, operation of the camcorder and the fundamentals of live-action production, and editing. A series of screenings, readings, and discussions examine documentary, experimental, and other applications of the media arts in relation to contemporary art practice and such new genres as installation and performance. Cross-listed with ART 004. Fulfills the Humanities requirement for the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences. FVC 006. Introduction to Contemporary Critical Issues in Art (4) Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour. Examines basic principles and methodologies of theory as applied to the interpretation and creation of works of art. Includes lectures, discussions, readings, and screenings. Cross-listed with ART 006. Fulfills the Humanities requirement for the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences. FVC 007. Introduction to Digital Photography (4) F Lecture, 3 hours; laboratory, 3 hours. Introduction to making art by utilizing the Macintosh computer. Emphasis is on the personal, theoretical, and conceptual implications of such work within the broader field of contemporary art. Course is repeatable to a maximum of 8 units. Cross-listed with ART 007. Fulfills the Humanities requirement for the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences. FVC 008. Modern Western Visual Culture (4) Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): none. Focus is on broadly defined cultural practices, including painting, photography, video, architecture, and film. Introduces major historical, aesthetic, and theoretical issues in twentieth-century visual culture with an eye toward political and social themes relevant to contemporary life. Cross-listed with AHS 008. Fulfills the Humanities requirement for the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences. FVC 009. Music in Movies and TV (4) Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): none. An exploration of popular film and TV soundtrack music, emphasizing drama and musical style. Scene study features such films as The Matrix, Casablanca, The X-Files, and Altered States. Cross-listed with MUS 007. FVC 015. Introduction to Television Studies (4) Lecture, 3 hours; screening, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): none. An introduction to the study of television, including its stylistic conventions, primary genres, modes of production, economics, and important critical methodologies. Fulfills the Humanities requirement for the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences. FVC 020. Introduction to Film Studies (4) Lecture, 3 hours; screening, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): none. An introduction to the formal and narrative principles of film construction and to various critical approaches to the cinema, such as auteur and genre theory. Provides an overview of world cinemas. Fulfills the Humanities requirement for the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences. FVC 021. Introduction to Film, Literature, and Culture (4) Lecture, 3 hours; screening, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): none. Surveys critical approaches to the cinema such as auteur and genre theory. Studies literature and film, national cinemas, and film movements. Cross-listed with CPLT 021. Fulfills the Humanities requirement for the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences. FVC 022. Introduction to Japanese Film (4) Lecture, 3 hours; screening, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): none. An introduction to Japan’s major directors and to watching and writing about Japanese film. Works studied range from the samurai epics of Kurosawa to recent anime. All films have subtitles. No previous knowledge of Japanese language or culture is required. Cross-listed with AST 022 and JPN 022. Fulfills the Humanities requirement for the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences. FVC 023. Introduction to Media Art (4) Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): none. An introduction to the impact of media technology on the visual arts, from photography to the Internet. Addresses mechanical reproduction, perception, gender, sexuality, identity, interactivity, cybernetics, and popular culture. Cross-listed with AHS 020. Fulfills the Humanities requirement for the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences. FVC 024. World Cinema (4) Lecture, 3 hours; screening, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): none. Introduction to world cinema as a fusion of national and international, culturally specific, and globally universal characteristics. Topics include realism, the role of world wars, Hollywood’s global reach, alternative aesthetics of third-world cinemas, cross-fertilization between Europe and Asia, and the function of international film festivals and the international film market. Cross-listed with CPLT 024. Fulfills the Humanities requirement for the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences. FVC 025. Culture Clash: Studies in Latino Theatre and Film (4) Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): none. An introduction to U.S. Latino theatre and film from 1965 to the present. Students read the major works of authors and examine important films and videos. Cross-listed with ENGL 021 and THEA 021. Fulfills the Humanities requirement for the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences. FVC 026. New European Cinemas: Experiment and Innovation (4) Lecture, 3 hours; screening, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): none. An introduction to a succession of New Waves in European Cinema: Neorealism in Italy, New Wave in France, New Cinema in Germany, Russia, and Britain. Study of political engagements and technical innovations. Topics include the concept of the íauteur,î key manifestos, and attempts to define European cinema in film theory. Cross-listed with CPLT 026 and EUR 026. Fulfills the Humanities requirement for the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences. FVC 028. From Hamlet to Babylon 5: Introduction to Design in Film, Television, and Theatre (4) Lecture, 3 hours; screening, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): none. An introduction to the design process for film, television, and theatre. Through exercises, lectures, videos, and on-site visits, students explore the design process, the influence of design on the viewer, and how looks are achieved in different media. Cross-listed with ART 028 and THEA 038. Fulfills the Humanities requirement for the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences. FVC 033. Introduction to Comparative Media Studies (4) Lecture, 3 hours; screening, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): none. Comparative introduction to the study of two or more media, such as film and television or digital media, and to various critical approaches to the media (formalism, feminism, Marxism, etc.). Special attention is paid to the “rhetoric” of media, media similarities and differences, and cross-media borrowing. Cross-listed with ENGL 033. Fulfills the Humanities requirement for the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences. FVC 039. Fiction and Film (4) Lecture, 3 hours; screening, 3 hours; practice writing, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): none. A study of twentieth-century fiction and film from a writer’s point of view, emphasizing narrative elements and literary techniques found in both. Explores how novels are translated into film. Cross-listed with CRWT 040. Fulfills the Humanities requirement for the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences. FVC 042. Introduction to German Cinema (4) Lecture, 3 hours; screening, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): none. Introduction to the history of German cinema from the advent of the studio system to the present. Covers film in Germany, Switzerland, and Austria. Attention is paid to the work of German-speaking filmmakers living in other parts of the world. Instruction is in English; all films have subtitles. Cross-listed with GER 045. Fulfills the Humanities requirement for the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences. FVC 043. Soviet Cinema (4) Lecture, 3 hours; screening, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): none. A survey of the Soviet cinema, beginning with the film innovations of the 1920s and continuing with representative films from each of the ensuing periods of Soviet culture. All work done in English. Cross-listed with RUSN 045. FVC 044. Italian Cinema (4) Lecture, 1.5 hours; discussion, 1.5 hours; screening, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): none. Covers major works of the Italian cinema from Neo-Realism to the present, with emphasis on their historical evolution and representation of major elements of Italian culture. Knowledge of Italian not required. Cross-listed with ITAL 045. Fulfills the Humanities requirement for the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences. FVC 045. French Cinema (4) Lecture, 3 hours; screening, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): none. Covers masterpieces of French cinema, the historical evolution of French cinema as an art form, with emphasis on major themes and directors. Cross-listed with FREN 045. Fulfills the Humanities requirement for the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences. FVC 049. Introduction to Vietnamese and Diasporic Film Culture (4) Lecture, 3 hours; screening, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): none. Engages students in critical viewing strategies and analytical visual critique. Explores the revival of film production in Vietnam following the Vietnam War, with a focus on the means of production, state control, and international distribution. Readings are in translation; classes are conducted in English. Cross-listed with VNM 064 and AST 064. Fulfills the Humanities requirement for the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences. FVC 066. Screenwriting: How Movies Work (4) Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour; screening, 2 hours. Prerequisite(s): none. An introduction to the craft of screenwriting. Discusses how screenwriting differs from other kinds of writing and examines the various techniques that writers use to create their íblueprintsî for movies in a variety of genres. Students view and discuss one film and screenplay per week. Cross-listed with CRWT 066 and THEA 066. Fulfills the Humanities requirement for the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences. Upper-Division Courses FVC 103. Introduction to Visual Anthropology (4) Seminar, 3 hours; outside research and projects, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): ANTH 001 or ANTH 001H or consent of instructor. An introduction to the rapidly growing field of visual anthropology. Examines the similarities and differences between ethnographic film, critical studies, and written ethnographies. Explores the politics of representing other cultures visually. Cross-listed with ANTH 103. Fulfills the Humanities requirement for the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences. FVC 104. Film and Media Theory (4) Lecture, 3 hours; screening, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): upper-division standing or consent of instructor. Covers different types of film and media theory. Addresses formalist, psychoanalytic, Marxist, feminist, and other approaches to the cinema and/or other media. Cross-listed with ENGL 104. Fulfills the Humanities requirement for the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences. FVC 110 (E-Z). Topics in Film and Media History (4) Lecture, 3 hours; screening, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): upper-division standing or consent of instructor. Considers topics in the history of film and media with attention to their aesthetic, socio-political, and economic contexts. E. Film and Media History through World War II; J. Film and Media History after World War II. Fulfills the Humanities requirement for the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences. FVC 114. Cinematic War Memory (4) Lecture, 3 hours; screening, 2 hours; extra reading, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): upper-division standing or consent of instructor. Examines cinematic confrontations involving World War II in Germany and Japan. Topics include desire between victims and perpetrators, representation of trauma, and ethical responsibility. All screenings have English subtitles. Cross-listed with CPLT 134, GER 134, and JPN 134. Fulfills the Humanities requirement for the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences. FVC 120. Major Figures in Film and Media (4) Lecture, 3 hours; screening, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): upper-division standing or consent of instructor. Intensive analysis of the work of a major figure in film, television, or other media who functions as an “auteur,” such as an influential director, star, or producer. Course is repeatable as topics change to a maximum of 8 units. Fulfills the Humanities requirement for the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences. FVC 121 (E-Z). Auteurs and Auteur Theory (4) Lecture, 3 hours; screening, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): upper-division standing or consent of instructor. Critical studies on a director or group of directors that deal with a substantial portion of their works. F. Fassbinder; I. Fellini; T. Truffaut. Cross-listed with CPLT 171 (E-Z). Fulfills the Humanities requirement for the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences. FVC 125 (E-Z). Topics in Latin American Film and Media (5) Lecture, 3 hours; screening, 3 hours; extra reading, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): FVC 020 or upper-division standing or consent of instructor. Intensive formal, historical, and theoretical analysis of a theme or issue in Latin American film and media. Involves weekly screenings and readings. E. Indigenous Video and Latin America. Cross-listed with LNST 125 (E-Z) and SPN 125 (E-Z). Fulfills the Humanities requirement for the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences. FVC 126. From Novel to Screen: Film Adaptations of German Literature (4) Lecture, 3 hours; screening, 2 hours; individual study, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): upper-division standing or consent of instructor. An introduction to classic works of German literature and their film adaptations. Explores adaptations by film directors such as Welles, Kubrick, Visconti, and Fassbinder. Studies the nexus between literature, film, and theatre. Course conducted in English. Cross-listed with CPLT 126 and GER 126. Fulfills the Humanities requirement for the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences. FVC 131. Intermediate Photography and Digital Technology (4) Lecture, 3 hours; laboratory, 4 hours. Prerequisite(s): ART 003, ART 007/FVC 007. An intermediate course in photo and digital technologies with a range of photographic applications. Covers the complete cycle of production from scanning to output. Emphasis is placed on developing skill in creating digital photographic imagery for creative, cultural expression. Software and some digital equipment are provided. Students are required to furnish their own 35mm single lens reflex (SLR) or digital cameras and zip disks. Course is repeatable to a maximum of 8 units. Cross-listed with ART 131. Fulfills the Humanities requirement for the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences. FVC 133. The Effects of Mass Media (4) Lecture, 3 hours; extra reading, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): SOC 001. A sociological approach to “media effects” including the history of effects research, theories, loci of effects studies, and social policy. Cross-listed with SOC 138. Fulfills the Social Sciences requirement for the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences. FVC 135. Intermedia: Art, Media, and Culture (4) Lecture, 2 hours; screening, 6 hours. Prerequisite(s): upper-division standing or consent of instructor. A study of performance, photography, video, film, television, installation, and other related “intermedias.” Through field trips, screenings, readings, and discussion focuses on artworks within and without the mass media: how they are constructed, written about, analyzed, and viewed in the larger construction of culture. Cross-listed with ART 135. Fulfills the Humanities requirement for the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences. FVC 136. Installation and Site-Specific Art (4) Lecture, 3 hours; studio, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): consent of instructor. Focuses on performance, photo installation, computer art, video/film, site-specific installation, sculpture, and/or other intermedia. Concentrates on production and analysis of site-specific art through screenings, readings, discussion, and critique. Course is repeatable to a maximum of 8 units. Cross-listed with ART 136. Fulfills the Humanities requirement for the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences. FVC 137. History of Video Art (4) Lecture, 3 hours; screening, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): AHS 017C or upper-division standing or consent of instructor. Traces the evolution of video art from the invention of the Portapak and early video collectives to the current ubiquity of video installation, single-channel, and multimedia art. Emphasis is on video art in the United States. Cross-listed with AHS 136. Fulfills the Humanities requirement for the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences. FVC 138. History of Experimental Cinema (4) Lecture, 3 hours; screening, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): AHS 017C or upper-division standing or consent of instructor. A survey of cinema outside of the economic, institutional, and aesthetic imperatives of mainstream film production. Covers an array of alternative film movements, including surrealism and dada, Soviet avant garde, the Cine 16 Group, French new wave, North American avant garde, and the artist’s film. Cross-listed with AHS 137. Fulfills the Humanities requirement for the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences. FVC 139. Mass Media and Popular Culture (4) Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour; consultation, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): SOC 001. A comparative analysis of the television, radio, record, cinema, and journalism industries as social institutions and a discussion of contemporary developments in mass communications theory. A study of the relationship between the social processes of modern society and the content of popular culture. Cross-listed with SOC 139. Fulfills the Social Sciences requirement for the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences. FVC 142. Gender in Southeast Asian Diasporic Literature and Film (5) Lecture, 3 hours; screening, 3 hours; written work, 1 hour; extra reading, 2 hours. Prerequisite(s): upper-division standing or consent of instructor. Looks at former Indochinese refugees who are producing literature and films in the United States and France. Examines how “Indochina” has been constructed, and in particular, has been gendered female in the colonial imaginary. Explores how Southeast Asian immigrants are returning to the Western gaze. Cross-listed with WMST 122. Fulfills either the Humanities or Social Sciences requirement for the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, but not both. FVC 143 (E-Z). Gender, Sexuality, and Visual Cultures (4) Lecture, 3 hours; screening, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): upper-division standing or consent of instructor. Intensive formal, historical, and theoretical analysis of gender and sexuality in film, television, and visual culture. Weekly screenings and readings. E. Feminist Film Theory and Practice; F. Film and Gender; G. Screening the Lesbian. Cross-listed with ENGL 143 (E-Z). Fulfills the Humanities requirement for the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences. FVC 144 (E-Z). Race, Ethnicity, and Visual Culture (4) Lecture, 3 hours; screening, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): upper-division standing or consent of instructor. Intensive formal, historical, and theoretical analysis of race and ethnicity in film, television, and visual culture. Weekly screenings and readings. I. Racial Difference and Visual Culture in the Postcolonial World Context; J. Film, Race, and Ideology: The Case of the Vietnam War; K. Decolonizing the Screen. Course is repeatable as topics change. Cross-listed with ENGL 144 (E-Z). Fulfills the Humanities requirement for the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences. FVC 145 (E-Z). Special Topics in Film and Visual Culture (4) Lecture, 3 hours; screening, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): upper-division standing or consent of instructor. Intensive formal, historical, and theoretical analysis of a theme or issue in film, media, television, and visual culture. Weekly screenings and readings. E. Mass Culture and Counter Culture; F. Television and American Culture; G. Film as Writing and Writing as Film; I. Liberal Hollywood and Social “Problems”; J. The Horror Film. Cross-listed with ENGL 145 (E-Z). Fulfills the Humanities requirement for the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences. FVC 146 (E-Z). Special Topics in Technoculture and Digital Media (4) Lecture, 3 hours; screening, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): upper-division standing or consent of instructor. Advanced study of theories and practices of reader and audience interaction with technologies of cultural production in general and digital media in particular. Includes praxis-oriented composition or research. E. Identities and Interactions; F. Cultures and Technologies of the Visual; G. Cultures and Technologies of the Aural; I. Advanced Composition and Rhetoric for Digital Media Authors. Cross-listed with ENGL 146 (E-Z). Fulfills the Humanities requirement for the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences. FVC 150. Intermediate Video Art (4) Lecture, 2 hours; studio, 4 hours. Prerequisite(s): ART 004/FVC 004. Intermediate course in video art production and theory, designed to continue work done in ART 004/FVC 004. Screenings, readings, and discussions. Advanced editing techniques and theory, storyboard, and sound design. Application of media arts to contemporary art practice and new genres, including installation, documentary, experimental, and performance. Equipment provided. Course is repeatable to a maximum of 8 units. Cross-listed with ART 150. Fulfills the Humanities requirement for the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences. FVC 160. Intermediate Art Theory (4) Lecture, 3 hours; extra reading, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): ART 006/FVC 006 recommended. Discusses current critical and theoretical issues in modern and contemporary art. Examines student’s art production in light of contemporary art practice and in relation to the interpretation and creation of art inclusive of issues of race, gender, politics, aesthetics, class, and sexuality. Cross-listed with ART 160. Fulfills the Humanities requirement for the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences. FVC 161. Choreographing the Screen (4) Lecture, 3 hours; screening, 2 hours; term paper, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): DNCE 019 (may be taken concurrently) or consent of instructor. Focuses on choreographing for the camera and the screen. Topics include video art, classic film choreography, music video and digital dance technologies. Students prepare a choreographic piece for the camera as a final project. Cross-listed with DNCE 161. Fulfills the Humanities requirement for the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences. FVC 162. Tool, Technology, Technique (4) Lecture, 1 hour; practicum, 3 hours; screening, 3 hours; laboratory, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): DNCE 019 (may be taken concurrently) or consent of instructor. Practicum in video and digital production, with an emphasis on capturing and editing the moving body. Students bring their own video or digital recording device. Editing equipment will be available. Cross-listed with DNCE 162. Fulfills the Humanities requirement for the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences. FVC 166A. Screenwriting: Introduction (4) Lecture, 2 hours; discussion, 2 hours. Prerequisite(s): CRWT 056 or consent of instructor. Explores the fundamentals of screenwriting including story development, plotting, and characterization as they are used in creating a complete script for television or feature film. Cross-listed with CRWT 166A and THEA 166A. Fulfills the Humanities requirement for the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences. FVC 166B. Screenwriting: Outline to First Draft (4) Lecture, 2 hours; discussion, 2 hours. Prerequisite(s): CRWT 166A/FVC 166A/THEA 166A or consent of instructor. Explores the fundamentals of screenwriting including story development, plotting, and characterization as they are used in creating a complete script for television or feature film. Cross-listed with CRWT 166B and THEA 166B. Fulfills the Humanities requirement for the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences. FVC 166C. Screenwriting: Rewrites and Writing for Television (4) Lecture, 2 hours; discussion, 2 hours. Prerequisite(s): CRWT 166B/FVC 166B/THEA 166B or consent of instructor. Explores the fundamentals of screenwriting including story development, plotting, and characterization as they are used in creating a complete script for television or feature film. Course is repeatable. Cross-listed with CRWT 166C and THEA 166C. Fulfills the Humanities requirement for the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences. FVC 167. Postwar Vietnamese and Diasporic Vietnamese Films: Imagining Nationhood in the Global Era (4) Lecture, 3 hours; screening, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): FVC 020 or upper-division standing or consent of instructor. Explores how Vietnamese people and the Vietnamese diaspora seek to imagine a sense of community in the postwar era through contemporary film and video. Examines the thematics of return, longing, and exile. Reviews some of the texts’ bold expressions of gender, sexuality, and identity. Cross-listed with AST 187. Fulfills either the Humanities or Social Sciences requirement for the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, but not both. FVC 168. Hong Kong Cinema: Gender, Genre, and the “New Wave” (4) Lecture, 3 hours; screening, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): FVC 020 or upper-division standing or consent of instructor. Examines contemporary Hong Kong films, specifically the “New Wave” genre. Particular focus is on the sociopolitical conditions of Hong Kong and its relations with Great Britain and China, the linkages of which set the stage for the films and thematic concerns. Cross-listed with AST 186. Fulfills either the Humanities or Social Sciences requirement for the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, but not both. FVC 170. Film Noir and Hollywood’s German Immigrants (4) Lecture, 3 hours; screening, 2 hours; individual study, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): upper-division standing or consent of instructor. Analysis of the role of German immigrants in the emergence of film noir in 1940s’ Hollywood. Examines the revitalization of Weimar Expressionism in Hollywood cinema. Explores traumatic memory, cultural transfer, exile and displacement in films by German filmmaker refugees including Fritz Lang and Billy Wilder. Cross-listed with CPLT 135 and GER 135. Fulfills the Humanities requirement for the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences. FVC 171. Reel to Real: Latin American Film and Social Change (4) Seminar, 3 hours; individual study, 1 hour; screening, 1.5 hours; term paper, .5 hours. Prerequisite(s): SPN 110. Introduces Latin American film as it articulates with contemporary history and current events. Cross-listed with SPN 171. Fulfills the Humanities requirement for the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences. FVC 172. Topics in Film and Media Genres (4) Lecture, 3 hours; screening, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): upper-division standing or consent of instructor. Topics may include study of a specific film or media genre such as melodrama; comparative genre studies, including a survey of the history and theory of two or more genres; or analysis of the idea of genre in film and media studies. Each segment is repeatable as its content changes to a maximum of 8 units. Fulfills the Humanities requirement for the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences. FVC 173 (E-Z). International Cinemas (4) Lecture, 3 hours; screening, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): FVC 020 or upper-division standing or consent of instructor. Considers non-Hollywood cinemas in the national, historical, political, and cultural contexts which produced them. E. Experimental and Avant-Garde Film; F. French New Wave; G. New German Cinema; I. Italian Neorealism; T. Third World Cinema; V. Global Perspectives on the Vietnam War. Cross-listed with CPLT 173 (E-Z). Fulfills the Humanities requirement for the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences. FVC 174 (E-Z). Comparative Studies in Film (4) Lecture, 3 hours; screening, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): upper-division standing or consent of instructor. Considers film in the context of the other arts. Compares the treatment of various themes or problems in film and other media. E. Film and Literature in the Avant-Garde. Cross-listed with CPLT 174 (E-Z). Fulfills the Humanities requirement for the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences. FVC 175. Advanced Digital Imaging (4) Lecture, 3 hours; laboratory, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): ART 007/FVC 007; knowledge of Macintosh interface and Adobe Photoshop. An advanced studio and production course in digital imaging which proceeds from techniques initiated in ART 007/FVC 007. Emphasizes the use of computer and electronic technology as a tool for making art. Addresses issues related to making art and the cultural implications of digital technology through class projects, reading, lectures by visiting artists, field trips, and critiques of work in progress. Course is repeatable to a maximum of 8 units. Cross-listed with ART 170. Fulfills the Humanities requirement for the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences. FVC 176. Pictorialism to New Media: A History of Twentieth-Century Photography (4) Lecture, 3 hours; individual study, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): AHS 017C or upper-division standing or consent of instructor. A study of photographic practices from 1900 to the present. Topics include pictorialist “art” photographs created around 1900, the subsequent refinement of styles and content in modernism, and the expansion of photographic practices into the digital realm. Examines technological, conceptual, aesthetic, economic, and social issues. Cross-listed with AHS 176. Fulfills the Humanities requirement for the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences. FVC 178. Berlin Metropolis in Literature, Film, Music, and Art (4) Lecture, 3 hours; screening, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): upper-division standing or consent of instructor. Introduction to the metropolis Berlin as gateway between the East and West. Explores topography of the city through film, art, music, and literary texts. A study of Berlin’s dramatic transformations as a microcosm of Germany and Europe’s troubled history in the twentieth century. Course is conducted in English. Cross-listed with EUR 110B, AHS 120, CPLT 110B, and GER 110B. Fulfills the Humanities requirement for the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences. FVC 179. Gender, Media, and Latin America (5) Lecture, 3 hours; screening, 3 hours; outside research, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): FVC 020 or upper-division standing or consent of instructor. Explores the way Latin Americans have thought of and represented gender across a variety of media, including essays, film, novel or short story, and performance. Compares the possibilities and limitations of these media for representing gender in the Latin American context. Cross-listed with LNST 109, SPN 179, and WMST 179. Fulfills either the Humanities or Social Sciences requirement for the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, but not both. FVC 181. Existentialism in Literature, Film, and Culture (4) Lecture, 3 hours; screening, 2 hours; outside research, .5 hours; term paper, .5 hours. Prerequisite(s): upper-division standing or consent of instructor. Explores the Existentialist movement in literature, film, and culture. Texts range from essays, plays, and novels to documentary and fiction film. Topics include choice, subjectivity, and alienation. Cross-listed with FREN 181 and CPLT 181. Fulfills the Humanities requirement for the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences. FVC 182. From Expressionism to Epic Theatre: Benn, Brecht, Kafka, and the Bauhaus (4) Lecture, 3 hours; screening, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): upper-division standing or consent of instructor. Introduction of the German avant-garde of the twentieth century. Explores expressionism, New Objectivity, the Bauhaus movement, the manifestation of an anti-art in dadaism, and Epic Theatre. Studies works of Franz Kafka in the context of his implicit criticism of the avant-gardist movements of his time. Course is conducted in English. Cross-listed with GER 138, AHS 121, CPLT 138, and EUR 138. Fulfills the Humanities requirement for the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences. FVC 183 (E-Z). Studies in French and Francophone Cinema (4) Lecture, 3 hours; screening, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): upper-division standing or consent of instructor. Studies in the cinema of France and other Francophone countries. Focus is on specific themes in relation to French-language film. Knowledge of French is not required. F. Literature, Cinema, and Culture of the Francophone World; W. Women Directors. Cross-listed with FREN 185 (E-Z). Fulfills the Humanities requirement for the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences. FVC 184. Japanese Film and Visual Culture (4) Lecture, 2 hours; discussion, 1 hour; term paper, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): upper-division standing or consent of instructor. Investigates popular visual culture in Japan primarily through film, from the early masters to contemporary directors. Additional material may be drawn from fields such as theatre, television, visual art, architecture, and illustrated fiction. All materials are read or viewed in English. Course is repeatable to a maximum of 12 units. Cross-listed with AST 184 and JPN 184. Fulfills the Humanities requirement for the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences. FVC 185. Imagining the Nation: Film and Media in Latin America (4) Lecture, 3 hours; screening, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): upper-division standing or consent of instructor. Study of the role of media and film in creating a national imaginary in Latin America. Focus is on one region or nation—such as the Andes, the Caribbean, Mexico, Argentina, or Chile—relating local history to the global context. Course is repeatable as topics change to a maximum of 8 units. Cross-listed with LNST 105 and SPN 185. Fulfills the Humanities requirement for the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences. FVC 186. Media and Movements: Film, Video, Photography, and the Visual Arts (4) Lecture, 3 hours; screening, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): AHS 017C or upper-division standing or consent of instructor. Focusing on key cultural movements or developments in Europe and the United States over the past century, gives a thematic history of the avant-grade and experimental arts, including painting, sculpture, photography, video, film, performance, installation, and new media art. Cross-listed with AHS 186. Fulfills the Humanities requirement for the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences. FVC 187. Visual Culture and Art History (4) Lecture, 3 hours; individual study, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): AHS 017A or AHS 017B or AHS 017C or AHS 021/URST 021 or upper-division standing or consent of instructor. Examines the broader concept of “visual culture” as it relates to the history of the visual arts. Focuses on four conceptual areas: visuality, identity, media culture, and politics/ethics. Cross-listed with AHS 187. Fulfills the Humanities requirement for the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences. FVC 190. Special Studies (1-5) Consultation, 1 hour; individual study, 3-12 hours; term paper or project, 1-3 hours. Prerequisite(s): upper-division standing; consent of instructor and program chair. Individual study, directed by a faculty member, to meet special curricular needs. A final paper or creative project is required. Course is repeatable to a maximum of 15 units. See the Student Affairs Office in the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences for breadth requirement information. FVC 198-I. Individual Internship in Film and Visual Culture (1-4) Consultation, 1 hour; internship, 2-8 hours; individual study, 1-3 hours; term paper, 1-3 hours. Prerequisite(s): upper-division standing; consent of instructor and the Film and Visual Culture Chair. An internship in a professional organization or with an individual to gain skills and experience for a career in the visual media. A final paper or a creative project is required. Course is repeatable to a maximum of 12 units.
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