MDST 342 Film Noir
This course explores the origins and evolution of the film noir, from its literary beginnings to its contemporary manifestations. Students will look at the loosening of censorship structures that allowed for noir's emergence in Hollywood, the politics of post-war America that gave context to the film's bleak cynicism, and the films' distinctive style and character archetypes to develop a better understanding of the genre's significance within the history of cinema. Lecture. Prerequisites: LSCI 105, Information Theory and Practice, or LSCI 106, Information Sources in Architecture and Interior Design or, LSCI 205, Information in the Disciplines; and WRIT 113, First-Year Academic Writing.