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RFSS260

Lesbian and Gay Images in Film

Subject code

RFSS

Course Number

260

Instructor(s)

C. Nero

Course Long Title

Lesbian and Gay Images in Film

Description

This course investigates the representation of lesbians and gays in film from the Golden Age of Hollywood to the contemporary independent filmmaking movement. Topics may include the effect of the "closet" on Hollywood film, homophobic imagery, international queer films, "camp" as a visual and narrative code for homosexuality, the independent filmmaking movement, and the debates about queer visibility in contemporary mass-market and independent films.

Modes of Inquiry

Analysis and Critique [AC], Historical and Social Inquiry [HS]

Writing Credit

W2

INDS Program Relationship

IDAM - AMST Program, IDGS - GSS Program

GEC This Course Belongs To

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