FILM 196 Hollywood in the 1960s

This course will focus on the film history of the 1960s and the changing values and social unrest reflected on the screen. Films discussed in the class will include 'The Graduate' in 1967, 'Easy Rider' in 1969, and 'Midnight Cowboy' in 1969, as well as the implications of the most regal of the old Hollywood studios, MGM, going bankrupt in this decade.

Credits

3

Hours Weekly

3 hours weekly

Course Objectives

1. Develop a general knowledge of the films, directors, and actors of the 1960s.
2. Compare and contrast films from the 1960s.
3. Analyze and discuss thematic connections between Hollywood movies from the 1960s and
   American culture as a whole during that decade.
4. Identify predominant themes, stories, character types, and devices commonly used in movies
   from this period.
5. Analyze and discuss the styles of the most important and influential directors of the 1960s.
   
6. Compare and contrast the depiction of the ways demographic groups change on screen in ways
   reflecting larger societal changes.
7. Analyze and discuss the use of films set in the 1960s to make political statements about events
   current at the time of production.

Course Objectives

1. Develop a general knowledge of the films, directors, and actors of the 1960s.
2. Compare and contrast films from the 1960s.
3. Analyze and discuss thematic connections between Hollywood movies from the 1960s and
   American culture as a whole during that decade.
4. Identify predominant themes, stories, character types, and devices commonly used in movies
   from this period.
5. Analyze and discuss the styles of the most important and influential directors of the 1960s.
   
6. Compare and contrast the depiction of the ways demographic groups change on screen in ways
   reflecting larger societal changes.
7. Analyze and discuss the use of films set in the 1960s to make political statements about events
   current at the time of production.