RTF 370 Film of Clint Eastwood - W

Unique No. see course schedule

Faculty: Schatz

Class Time: TTH 1100 - 1230P

Room: NOA 1.116

Lab Time: W 500P - 730P

Room: CMA 3.116

Writing Comp: Y

Comm/Cult Req: N

Closing Limit: 35

Cross-Listed -

PREREQUISITES

Must be an RTF major with a UT GPA of at least a 2.25 and have upper-division standing. The following coursework with a grade of at least C in each course: RTF 305, either 314 or 316, and 6 additional hours of lower-division coursework in RTF; for others, consent of instructor.

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

This course does not require consent. Registration is open via the online registration system to all RTF majors.

FIRST CLASS DAY POLICY

Students must attend the first class day or make prior arrangements with the instructor.

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course examines the career of Clint Eastwood, from his sudden rise to international stardom in the "spaghetti Westerns" of the 1960s to his current stature as a cultural icon and leading American filmmaker, underscored by a 1996 AFI Lifetime Achievement Award and best director Oscars for Unforgiven (1992) and Million Dollar Baby (2004), both of which he also produced. While the structure of the course will be historical (and chronological), the main thrust will be critical and analytical, combining various analytical approaches – principally star, genre, and auteur analysis; narrative and textual analysis; and theories of gender and sexuality. We also will examine how the development of Eastwood's career as both star and filmmaker relates to changes in the movie industry at large.