COURSE CATALOGUE

FILM STUDIES

Film Studies

The program is supervised by the Barnard Committee on Film Studies:

English: Associate Professor Ross Hamilton (Director), Assistant Professor Monica Miller
English/Women's Studies: Adjunct Associate Professor Jonathan Beller
Film: Adjunct Assistant Professors David McKenna and Marie Regan, Lecturers Sandra Luckow and Guy Gallo
French: Professor Serge Gavronsky, Assistant Professor Kaima Glover
German: Associate Professor Erk Grimm
Italian: Associate Professor Nelson Moe
Spanish: Assistant Professor Isabel Estrada
Columbia Faculty: Annette Insdorf, Milena Jelinek, Richard Pena, Andrew Sarris, James Schamus

For a complete list of faculty on leave see:
http://www.barnard.edu/provost/facleavelist.html

Film was a dominant cultural medium of the twentieth century and a powerful historical force that shaped the period. Indeed it continues to reflect and form our present experience.

The educational goal of the film major is to provide a solid grounding in the history and theory of film and its relation to other forms of art. Students are introduced to visual storytelling, film technology, and the economic and sociopolitical context of the film industry. The trajectory of the major moves from introductory level courses (four are required), to intermediate-level (three are required), to advanced-level (including two labs and the senior seminar), plus two electives from the approved list. While the course of study is rooted in film history and theory, students take workshops in screenwriting and filmmaking and produce a script and a short film.

For questions about Film Studes contact Ross Hamilton and/or Sarah Pasadino.

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COURSE CATALOGUE

FILM STUDIES

Film Studies

The program is supervised by the Barnard Committee on Film Studies:

Barnard Catalogue 2008-2009