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Course Info for WMGS - 373 - 01, Fall 2024
Class number: 2521 Title: Hitchcock Department: Women, Gender, and Sexuality
Career: Undergraduate Component: Seminar Session: Regular
Instructor's Permission Required: Yes Grading Basis: Regular Units: 1.00
Enrollment limited to 15 Current enrollment: 3 Available seats: 12
Start date: Tuesday, September 3, 2024 End date: Wednesday, December 18, 2024 Mode of Instruction: In Person
Schedule: W: 1:30PM-4:10PM, SH - N128 Instructor(s): Corber, Robert
Prerequisite(s): None
Distribution Requirement: Meets Humanities Requirement
Course Description:
Alfred Hitchcock was one of the most important and influential directors of the mid-twentieth century. Starting with his first American film, Rebecca (1940), this course traces his development as a director. It pays particular attention to his controversial treatment of gender and sexuality, as well as the significance of his films for feminist and queer approaches to Hollywood cinema.