For DAC conceptual elective credit:
Fall 2013—Mondays & Wednesdays 4:30 – 7:00 PM
Professor Gilberto M. Blasini (gblasini@uwm.edu)
The Exorcist—William Friedkin, 1973
The course surveys the gradual transformation of horror films—mostly but not exclusively in the U.S.—from exploitation/B-movie status to a popularly and critically praised genre during the 25-year period between 1960 and 1985. A partial list of the filmmakers includes:
Dario Argento (Italy)
Lamberto Bava (Italy)
John Carpenter (USA)
Bob Clark (Canada)
Wes Craven (USA)
David Cronenberg (Canada)
Brian de Palma (USA)
Alfred Hitchcock (USA)
Tobe Hooper (USA)
Michael Powell (UK)
Geroge A. Romero (USA)
Paul Verhoeven (Netherlands)
This course counts as Advanced Upper Division electives in Film Studies and English (Track E—Literature, Culture and Media), and as a conceptual course for the Digital Arts and Culture (DAC) Certificate.
For more information on the L&S Film Studies program, visit http://www4.uwm.edu/letsci/filmstudies/
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