Comparative Literature Fall 2006
CMLT-C 310 (23086)
Film and Literature
TR 11:15-12:30
*Culture Studies and A&H credit*

In this course, students will be introduced to a variety of
rebellions against, deviant visions of, refusals of, and failures of
the American Dream.  This survey will run from the 1950s to the
present day:  we will see the American Dream recast and seen through
the lenses of crime, nonconformity, drugs, alienation, addiction,
sex, and violence.  Secondarily, this course will focus on changes
in masculinity over this time period; we will also look at commodity
culture and Hollywood business practices.  Students in this course
will be required to come to one evening screening per week, write
several short papers and a longer final paper.