LTWR 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.

Credits

4

Cross Listed Courses

LTWR-554

Prerequisite

Required: LTWR 195 or LTWR 199; Junior standing. Recommended LTWR 200 or LTWR 221

Course Type

ALA