ENGL 354 Cliffhangers and Tears: Studies in Film Melodrama
Identifies key visual and narrative conventions for the melodrama and examines why melodrama is a favored mode for dialoguing with issues of class, race, sexuality, and sexual orientation. Discusses how melodrama’s emphasis on affect and excess rather than rationalism and restraint has rendered it a favored genre for a number of celebrated filmmakers.
Cross Listed Courses
ENGL-554
Course Type
ALA