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Lecturer(s)
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Hudac Nicholas David, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Hain Milan, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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Reading (may change as the semester continues): Harry Benshoff, Sean Griffin Queer Cinema, The Film Reader. Richard Dyer Now You See It: Studies on Lesbian and Gay Film Judith Butler Gender Trouble Judith Butler Susan Sontag On Photography. Michele Aaron New Queer Cinema : A Critical Reader The Oxford Handbook of Queer Cinema Leo Braudy, Marshall Cohen. Film Theory and Criticism. Lauren Berlandt On the Inconvenience of Other People Lauren Berlandt Cruel Optimism Teresa de Laurentis The Practice of Love: Lesbian Sexuality and Perverse Desire Films (subject to change): John Waters Female Trouble Greg Araki Doom Generation Celine Sciamma, Portrait of a Lady on Fire Ang Lee , Brokeback Mountain John Schlesinger Sunday, Bloody Sunday Sidney J. Furie, The Leather Boys Satoishi Kon Tokyo Godfathers Mag Hsu and Hsu Chih-yen, Dear EX Wong Kar-Wai Happy Together Emma Seligmann Bottoms Jim Sharman The Rocky Horror Picture Show Barry Jenkins Moonlight Jennie Livingstone Paris is Burning Billy Wilder Some Like it Hot Morton DaCosta Auntie Mame
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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unspecified
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Learning outcomes
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This course is designed to familiarize students with some of the growing theorists and directors commonly classified as "queer cinema" as well as to practice discussing critical issues and films in English. By the end of the semester, students will be able to discuss fundamental critical theories (such as performativity, camp, and gaze) as well as a range of classic and newer works in the queer canon.
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Prerequisites
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unspecified
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Students are expected to attend at least 70% of the courses in order to receive credit. The use of any AI beyond translation or grammar correction software is strictly forbidden. Students will need to complete the following in order to pass the course: 1) Active attendance (at least 70%) and discussion in the seminar 2) 1 scholarly research project on a film, the results of which will be presented twice, once as a 10 minute presentation around week 7 and lastly as a 15 minute presentation 3) Participation as part of a 3 member panel during the last weeks of the semester, where each panel students presents their projects and then takes questions from other members of the audience and panelists, as in a typical academic conference.
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Recommended literature
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