COURSE SCHEDULE:

8/29 Introduction to the course and each other. Idea of genre and genre conventions. Viewing: The Maltese Falcon

9/5 No class

9/12

Writing Due: Blog post about The Maltese Falcon

Reading Due:
* Film Noir: The Trouble With Genre
* Emily Nussbaum, “Difficult Women”

Topics: Analyzing literature and film, thinking about the film noir genre

Class notes

In-class viewing: Double Indemnity

9/19
Read Double Indemnity
Write a blog post on Double Indemnity (film), discussing it in light of the conversation we had before we watched the movie.
In-class viewing: Out of the Past

9/26
Read “Film Noir: Themes and Narratives”
In-class viewing: Asphalt Jungle

10/3
Read “Writing About Film and Literature”
In-class viewing: Murder My Sweet

10/10
Read “The Set-Up”
In-class viewing: The Set Up

10/17 Paper 1 Due
Read “The Set-Up”

10/24 Midterm Exam
In-class viewing: film noir clips
Read up to page 100 of 1984

10/31
Read up to page 200 of 1984

11/7
Finish 1984

11/14

11/21 Paper 2 due

11/28 No class

12/5

12/12

12/19 Final Exam