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Program Requirements
The Minor Concentration World Cinemas instructs students in film aesthetics, history, and theory by acquainting them with cinematic practices from different national and international traditions. This interdisciplinary program draws on the already existing teaching and research activities in several departments within the Faculty of Arts and will serve as an institutional context for future teaching and research endeavors in film studies.
Required Courses (6 credits)
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ENGL 277 Introduction to Film Studies (3 credits)
Overview
English (Arts) : An introduction to key concepts in film studies. Exemplary works from the history of film will be studied to introduce students to such topics as the aesthetics of film; sound's production of meaning; film as narrative; film and genre; period and national cinemas; film's role in culture.
Terms: Fall 2012
Instructors: Nystrom, Derek (Fall)
Fall
Restriction: Cultural Studies Major and Honours program students.
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FILM 279 Introduction to Film History (3 credits)
Overview
World Cinemas : An introduction to representative periods, movements and styles in the history of cinema, as well as questions of film historiography.
Terms: Winter 2013
Instructors: Furuhata, Yuriko; Osterweil, Ara (Winter)
Expected enrolment: 175 students. Language of instruction: English.
Complementary Courses (12 credits)
12 credits selected from the course list below with the following specifications:
a minimum of 6 credits in non-U.S. cinemas;
a maximum of 6 credits from any one department.
No more than 6 credits may be taken from the same discipline as the student's other major or minor concentrations.
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CANS 300 Topics in Canadian Studies 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Canadian Studies : An interdisciplinary course on a Canadian Studies topic.
Terms: Winter 2013
Instructors: Dryden, Kenneth Wayne (Winter)
Prerequisite: CANS 200 or permission of instructor
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EAST 214 Japanese Animation & New Media (3 credits)
Overview
Asian Language & Literature : Animation and new media in Japan, with an emphasis on postwar developments.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
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EAST 216 Chinese Action Film (3 credits)
Overview
Asian Language & Literature : The study of the Chinese-language action film, with an emphasis on Mainland, Hong Kong and Taiwan cinemas. Topics will include: the historical development of martial arts film, the relation between traditional Chinese art forms and action film, and the formation of transnational cinemas and audiences.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Note: Course is given in English.
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EAST 353 Approaches to Chinese Cinema (3 credits)
Overview
Asian Language & Literature : Development of Chinese film in the 20th century, with an emphasis on both critical approaches to film as well as film history.
Terms: Fall 2012
Instructors: Fan, Ho Lok Victor (Fall)
Prerequisite: EAST 211.
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EAST 362 Japanese Cinema (3 credits)
Overview
Asian Language & Literature : This course will study the development of film in Japan during the 20th century with a particular focus on the analysis of film form, genres and history.
Terms: Fall 2012
Instructors: Furuhata, Yuriko (Fall)
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EAST 368 Chinese Cinema Meets Hollywood (3 credits)
Overview
Asian Language & Literature : This course examines the industrial, stylistic, and sociopolitical interactions between Chinese cinema and Hollywood from 1927 to the present. We study the historical and contemporary negotiations between Chinese and Hollywood studios and independents in areas such as representation, stylistic borrowings, marketing, financing, outsourcing, branding, coproduction, and mutual interference.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
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EAST 369 Topics in Gender and Sexuality in Chinese Cinema (3 credits)
Overview
Asian Language & Literature : In this course, we examine contesting notions of gender, sexuality, femininity, and masculinity in Chinese cinema. We study how individual films negotiate the social discourses on gender and sexual representation, identities, and performance, and how we may borrow conceptual frameworks from queer theories and histories at large to discuss them.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
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EAST 454 Topics: Chinese Cinema (3 credits)
Overview
Asian Language & Literature : Advanced seminar in selected themes and issues in Chinese film.
Terms: Fall 2012
Instructors: Fan, Ho Lok Victor (Fall)
Prerequisites: EAST 353, a 300-level film studies course, or permission of the instructor.
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EAST 467 Topics: Japanese Cinema (3 credits)
Overview
Asian Language & Literature : Topics in the study of Japanese cinema.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
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EAST 564 Structures of Modernity: Japan (3 credits)
Overview
Asian Language & Literature : This course explores relations between some of the principal sites which structure the experience of "modernity" in Japan (and elsewhere) - from bodies and cities, to the urban context in general. Along with general approaches (e.g. the idea of everyday life; questions of time), specific topics may include speed, music, architecture, crime, etc.
Terms: Winter 2013
Instructors: Furuhata, Yuriko (Winter)
Prerequisite (Undergraduate): Any East Asian Studies course above the introductory level, or permission of the instructor
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ENGL 279 Introduction to Film as Art (3 credits)
Overview
English (Arts) : An introduction to film aesthetics, with emphasis on narrative, style and genre throughout the history of cinema.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
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ENGL 280 Introduction to Film as Mass Medium (3 credits)
Overview
English (Arts) : An introduction to film's social, historical, and technological contexts, including its relationships to other mass media.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Students will be required to pay a screening fee.
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ENGL 350 Studies in the History of Film 1 (3 credits)
Overview
English (Arts) : Developments in proto-cinema and early cinema through the silent era.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
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ENGL 351 Studies in the History of Film 2 (3 credits)
Overview
English (Arts) : Developments in the Hollywood Studio Era, including rivals, imitators, and alternatives.
Terms: Winter 2013
Instructors: Nystrom, Derek (Winter)
Winter
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ENGL 354 Sexuality and Representation (3 credits)
Overview
English (Arts) : Topics on representations of sexuality with reference to its cultural contexts.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Fall
Priority will be given to English Major/Honours students in second year of program
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ENGL 363 Studies in the History of Film 3 (3 credits)
Overview
English (Arts) : Developments in post-1958 cinema, from the European New Waves to contemporary global and independent cinemas.
Terms: Fall 2012
Instructors: Osterweil, Ara (Fall)
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ENGL 366 Film Genre (3 credits)
Overview
English (Arts) : A discussion of an individual genre of cinema; concept of genre.
Terms: Winter 2013
Instructors: Thain, Alanna Michael (Winter)
Winter
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ENGL 374 Film Movement or Period (3 credits)
Overview
English (Arts) : Study of a significant movement or period in film history.
Terms: Fall 2012
Instructors: Schantz, Edward (Fall)
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ENGL 379 Film Theory (3 credits)
Overview
English (Arts) : Topics in film studies. Topic varies by year.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Fall
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ENGL 381 A Film-Maker 1 (3 credits)
Overview
English (Arts) : Studies in the history of film: the works of a major director. Topic varies each year.
Terms: Winter 2013
Instructors: Derdiger, Paula (Winter)
Winter
Restriction: Limited to students in English Major programs
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ENGL 382 International Cinema 1 (3 credits)
Overview
English (Arts) : A study of a significant national cinema, or a thematic, formal, and/or historical study of film in an international context.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
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ENGL 385 Topics in Literature and Film (3 credits)
Overview
English (Arts) : A study of selected topics in literature and film. Topics vary by year.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Winter
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ENGL 391 Special Topics: Cultural Studies 1 (3 credits)
Overview
English (Arts) : Current issues in cultural studies. Topics will include contemporary debates on high culture and the literary canon, and the question of aesthetic value and aesthetic judgment.
Terms: Fall 2012
Instructors: Thain, Alanna Michael (Fall)
Fall
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ENGL 393 Canadian Cinema (3 credits)
Overview
English (Arts) : A study of Canadian cinema.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Fall
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ENGL 450 Film Aesthetics (3 credits)
Overview
English (Arts) : Theories of the formal, stylistic, and expressive dimensions of film art.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
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ENGL 451 A Period in Cinema (3 credits)
Overview
English (Arts) : In-depth examination of a significant historical period in cinema's development, early silent era to present.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
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ENGL 476 Alternative Approaches to Media 1 (3 credits)
Overview
English (Arts) : Study of alternative uses of contemporary media with particular emphasis on the forms of independent video and community television and their relationship to mainstream television and film.
Terms: Fall 2012
Instructors: Thain, Alanna Michael (Fall)
Fall
Workshop course. Departmental permission required
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ENGL 479 Philosophy of Film (3 credits)
Overview
English (Arts) : Philosophical approaches to and topics in the study of cinema.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Winter
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ENGL 480 Studies in History of Film 1 (3 credits)
Overview
English (Arts) : Studies in the history of film.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Fall
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ENGL 481 A Film-Maker 2 (3 credits)
Overview
English (Arts) : Studies in the history of film.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Fall
Restriction: Permission of instructor required
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ENGL 482 International Cinema 2 (3 credits)
Overview
English (Arts) : Intensive study of a particular tradition or movement in international cinema.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
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ENGL 483 Seminar in the Film (3 credits)
Overview
English (Arts)
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Winter
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ENGL 484 Seminar in the Film (3 credits)
Overview
English (Arts) : In-depth study of specific topics related to the film, which vary from year to year.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Restriction: Permission of instructor required
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ENGL 488 Special Topics / Communications and Mass Media 2 (3 credits)
Overview
English (Arts) : An advanced seminar in varying themes in communications for students in their final year of the Cultural Studies program.
Terms: Fall 2012
Instructors: Nystrom, Derek (Fall)
Fall
Prerequisite: permission of the instructor
Restriction: Limited to students in English Major programs.
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ENGL 492 Image and Text (3 credits)
Overview
English (Arts) : Study of the relationship between verbal and visual aspects of a range of cultural artifacts. Topics may include iconography; illuminated manuscripts; book illustrations; cartoons and caricature.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Winter
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ENGL 585 Cultural Studies: Film (3 credits)
Overview
English (Arts) : Advanced study of a specific topic in film.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Winter
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FREN 310 Cinéma français 1 (3 credits)
Overview
French (Arts) : Rétrospective du cinéma français depuis ses origines jusqu'à la Deuxième Guerre mondiale.
Terms: Winter 2013
Instructors: Farah, Alain (Winter)
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FREN 311 Cinéma français 2 (3 credits)
Overview
French (Arts) : Le cinéma français d'après-guerre.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
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FREN 315 Cinéma québécois (3 credits)
Overview
French (Arts) : Étude thématique du cinéma québécois à travers ses principaux films.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
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GERM 357 German Culture in European Context (3 credits)
Overview
German (Arts) : A comparative examination of selected moments in German literary, artistic and cultural history in relation to broader European movements; focus on influences, exchanges and dialogues across national boundaries.
Terms: Fall 2012
Instructors: Holmes, Tove (Fall)
Fall
Course given in English
Prerequisite: A culture or literature course at the 200 or 300 level
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GERM 369 German Cinema from 1895 (3 credits)
Overview
German (Arts) : Historical survey of German film from 1895 to the present. Movements and periods covered include Wilhelmine cinema, expressionism, Nazi cinema, New German Cinema and post-wall film. Filmmakers include Fritz Lang, F.W. Murnau, Leni Riefenstahl, R.W. Fassbinder, Wim Wenders, Tom Tykwer and Fatih Akin.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Given in English
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GERM 370 Special Topics in German Film (3 credits)
Overview
German (Arts) : Intensive study of selected topics and periods in German film history.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Fall
Given in English
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HISP 340 Spanish-American Cinema (3 credits)
Overview
Hispanic Studies (Arts) : A study of representative films, directors and movements of the region. Topic specified by instructor.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
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HISP 341 Spanish Cinema (3 credits)
Overview
Hispanic Studies (Arts) : A study of representative films, directors and movements of the region. Topic specified by instructor.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
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ITAL 329 Contemporary Italian Cinema (3 credits)
Overview
Italian (Arts) : Contemporary Italian films in original language. Films are examined from a wide historical and cultural perspective. Introduction to issues and preoccupations central to contemporary Italy and rooted in the Italian cultural tradition.
Terms: Fall 2012
Instructors: Sassi, Mauro (Fall)
Fall
Prerequisite: ITAL 210D1/D2, ITAL 215D1/D2 or ITAL 216
Note: Course taught in Italian
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ITAL 374 Classics of Italian Cinema (3 credits)
Overview
Italian (Arts) : Key works in the history of Italian cinema; an in-depth analysis of a few exceptional works; emphasis on the complex web of relationship connecting each work to a wide range of cultural products and expressions, from literature to popular culture, in Italy and internationally.
Terms: Fall 2012
Instructors: Bolongaro, Eugenio (Fall)
Fall
Note: Course taught in English.
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ITAL 375 Cinema and Society in Modern Italy (3 credits)
Overview
Italian (Arts) : A survey of the most important trends in post-war Italian cinema seen in the context of the rapidly and dramatically evolving society of modern Italy.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Fall
Given in English
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ITAL 477 Italian Cinema and Video (3 credits)
Overview
Italian (Arts) : Different Italian film maker or videomaker every year, presenting a selection of his/her significant works. Discussions will include script analysis, interviews, articles and books by the director in focus, in addition to theoretical and critical statements by scholars. Established and new directors will be considered alternately.
Terms: Winter 2013
Instructors: Bolongaro, Eugenio (Winter)
Winter
Given in English
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken ITAL 377
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MUHL 330 Music and Film (3 credits)
Overview
Music History and Literature : The modern genre of music for films, and its changing styles (symphonic, jazz, pop compilation) from the silent era to today. Includes study of major film composers in North America and other traditions; analysis of the role of music in cinematic narrative, expression and symbolism.
Terms: Fall 2012
Instructors: Whitesell, Lloyd (Fall)
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PLAI 500 Advanced Interdisciplinary Humanities Seminar (3 credits)
Overview
PLAI : Co-taught seminar will use and explore a range of theoretical and methodological approaches to interdisciplinary research in the humanities in the study of a selected cultural problem or topic, text, artwork, aesthetic or medium.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Prerequisite: Minimum U3 status with a background in humanities scholarship
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