RTF 331K Cult Movies and Gender Issues - W

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Faculty: Staiger

Class Time: TTH 1100 - 1230N

Room: CMA 3.120

Screening Time: T 500P - 730P

Room: CMA 3.120

Writing Comp: Y

Comm/Cult Req: Y

Closing Limit: 35

Cross-Listed WGS 345

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: RTF 305, either 314 or 316, and 6 additional semester hours of lower-division coursework in RTF.

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

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 investigates a particular set of films grouped due to audience response to them. Cult movies present problems to the field of media studies, not the least of which is the apparent denial by segments of the audience of traditional standards of art and taste. Among the questions this course will explore are: What are the specific characteristics that define cult movies? What might be economic, psychological, and sociological causes for cult movies? How do subcultures or minority groups use, interpret, and evaluate cult movies? Are viewing and critical procedures for cult movies different than for noncult films? How do these phenomena relate to issues of gender and sexual orientation? What explains the development of the cult movie trend over the past two decades?