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Screening:
T, 12:30-3:20
Class:
Th, 12:30-2:20
Room:
CMU 120
Instructor
Kimberlee
Gillis-Bridges
Padelford
A-305
543-4892
Hours
TTh
10:30-12:00
and by
appointment
Last Updated:
1/23/02
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How do filmmakers translate
the experience of childhood into visual language? Do films about
childhood and coming-of-age employ common narrative and cinematic techniques?
What does childhood mean in different films, and how is that meaning connected
to particular values and beliefs?
In English 345, we will
analyze how and why films tell stories by exploring films that portray
the experience of childhood and coming-of-age. As we investigate
how films represent childhood, we will focus on narrative structure and
formal techniques of mise-en-scene, cinematography, editing, and sound.
In addition to aesthetic analysis, we will address the historical, social,
and ideological contexts at play in films about childhood.
Our thematic concentration
allows us to compare films from different time periods and geographic regions.
However, the films we view have multiple meanings, and they connect childhood
to other issues. While an analysis of cinematic childhood will anchor
class activities, it will not limit the range of approaches we can take
to any given film.
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