ENG 348 - Sexual Politics of Film Noir

Film noir refers to a group of films made primarily in the decade or so after World War II and which frequently addressed, in the narrative terms of the thriller, crises surrounding gender, sexuality and race in American culture. The course will investigate through a feminist framework how the sexual politics of postwar films noir and of more recent neo-noirs engage and diagnose these crises. The course will have strong applications for students interested in film studies, gender studies, American studies and cultural studies. Required weekly film viewing.

Prerequisites
ENG 258 or ENG 290

Credits 1

Notes
Cross-listed with FNMS 348 and WGS 348

Area
Humanities

Connection
23006

Division
Arts and Humanities