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Black Cinema: American Myth, Racial Ideology, & Hollywood

Course Overview

Date / Time Location Credits Minimium Tuition*
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TBA		 Online 3 $1398 (guest students)
$1584 (current students)
Date
-
Time
TBA
Location
Online
Credits
3
Min. Tuition*
$1398 (guest students)
$1584 (current students)

Description

What is "Black Cinema"? How did "Black Cinema" originate? What gives "Black Cinema" a distinct voice of its own? Must "Black Cinema" only be directed by African Americans, feature an all Black cast , or only address a Black audience and "Black issues" in order to qualify as "Black Cinema"? Should we differentiate between "Black Cinema" and "Cinema"? What are the ethical, social and political implications central to making these distinctions? This course examines those questions while chronicling the history and present state of "Black Cinema" (from the early 20th century filmmaking of Oscar Micheaux; Blaxploitation films of Gordon Parks and Melvin Van Peebles; fiction films by Charles Burnett, Spike Lee, Lee Daniels, Steve McQueen and Dee Rees; documentaries by Marion Riggs, Stanley Nelson and June Cross; as well as animation films made for TV and media streamed online).

This course is closed for registration.

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Course Details

Session

Summer Session 2, 6 weeks

Class Dates

-

Location

Online

Enrolled / Capacity

9 / 25

Status

Closed

Instructor

Patrick King

Tuition*

$1398 (guest students)
$1584 (current students)

* The tuition estimate is based on minimum, single-course cost to a new student who is a Massachusetts resident and not enrolled in a multi-course program. State residency, online/in person modality, and matriculation to a degree program may affect cost.

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