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HUMN 1472 - Selected Studies in Film: the Western

Credit Hours: 3.00
(3 contact hrs)
A course to permit the student further development of specialized interest in film. This will be done through background readings, screening, and analytical writing concerning major motion pictures. Such topics as film history, the documentary, film production, or the study of a major film artist will be offered.

Prerequisites:
None
OUTCOMES AND OBJECTIVES
Outcome 1: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to identify pre‐ and post‐Civil War westward expansion.

Objectives:

  1. Discuss the historical record of the expansion of the American west.
  2. Discuss Hollywood’s portrayal of the post‐Civil War social and political situations that propelled westward expansion.

Outcome 2: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to document the end (death) of the portrayal of the western experience in film.

Objectives:

  1. Identify major films and filmmakers of the genre.
  2. Discuss the portrayal of American westward expansion by Hollywood.
  3. Discuss the evolution of western film characters, plots, etc.

Outcome 3: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to distinguish between the historical reality of American westward expansion and its presentation in film.

Objectives:

  1. Discuss the history of the expansion of the American west.
  2. Discuss the myth of the expansion of the American west created by Hollywood.
  3. Differentiate between the subjective content of the narrative film and the objective nature of the documentary.
  4. Compare/contrast history vs. Hollywood.
COMMON DEGREE OUTCOMES
(Bulleted outcomes apply to the course)

  1. The graduate can integrate the knowledge and technological skills necessary to be a successful learner.
  • 2. The graduate can demonstrate how to think competently.
  1. The graduate can demonstrate how to employ mathematical knowledge.
  • 4. The graduate can demonstrate how to communicate competently.
  1. The graduate is sensitive to issues relating to a diverse, global society.
COURSE CONTENT OUTLINE
Films may vary from one semester to the next, at the discretion of the instructor
Class discussions precede/follow each film.
Class Content

  1. Distribution of course material
    1. General introduction
    2. Scope of the course
    3. Use of the journal
  2. Film: Jeremiah Johnson (1972)
  3. Film: Stagecoach (1939)
  4. Film: My Darling Clementine (1946)
  5. Film: Shane (1953)
  6. Film: The Gunfighter (1950)
  7. Film: Red River (1948)
  8. Film: Montey Walsh (1970)
  9. Film: She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)
  10. Film: Little Big Man (1970)
  11. Film: to be announced
  12. Film: The Searchers (1956)
  13. Film: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
  14. Film: Ride the High Country (1962)
  15. Film: The Unforgiven (1992)
  16. Film: The Wild Bunch (1969)
  17. Course and Self Evaluation
Primary Faculty
Scott, Stuart
Secondary Faculty

Associate Dean
Ternullo, Annette

Official Course Syllabus - Macomb Community College, 14500 E 12 Mile Road, Warren, MI 48088


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