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Fall 2024 Course Information

  • Course Availability: Courses are locked; available on January 21, 2025.

  • Course List:

    • 1253-UCONN-STAT-1100Q-SEC031-9230: Elementary Concepts of Statistics - SEC031

      • Instructor: Nicholas Smith

    • 1253-UCONN-STAT-1100Q-SEC032D-9232: Elementary Concepts of Statistics - SEC032D

      • Instructor: Kathleen McLaughlin

    • 1248-UCONN-CHEM-1127Q-SEC008L-4148: General Chemistry I - SEC008L

      • Open | Multiple Instructors

    • ultra-course-0308: PSYC 1100 Research Literacy Alternate Assignment

      • Open | Start now | Multiple Instructors

    • 1248-UCONN-FREN-1171-SEC002-5749: French Cinema - SEC002

      • Open | Multiple Instructors

    • 1248-UCONN-NUSC-1165-SEC001-10353: Fundamentals of Nutrition - SEC001

      • Open | Zhenlei Xiao

    • 1248-UCONN-PSYC-1100-SEC050-2498: General Psychology I - SEC050

      • Open | Multiple Instructors

    • 1248-UCONN-PSYC-1100-SEC057L-2506: Institution Page

Course Resources - French Cinema

  • Syllabus Document: [FRENCH 1171 syllabus Fall 2024_fn2.pdf]

  • Film Resource: Film "Diva"

    • Instructions for Viewing:

      • Download the film file and open with VLC media player.

      • To enable English subtitles:

        • Click on "subtitles" and select "English."

      • Alternative Viewing: Rent on Amazon ($3.97) or YouTube ($3.99).

  • Instructor: Ally Hassanaly Ladha, Chair and Graduate Director, French and Francophone Studies.

Lecture Overview

  • Lecture Titles:

    • Lecture 1: Introduction to Course

    • Lecture 2: A Global Language - Noir and the Art of Film

    • Lecture 3: Shadows of the Casbah

    • Lecture 4: The Gangster as Tragic Hero

    • Lecture 5: Auteur Theory

Concepts in Film Genres

  • Definition of Genre: A category of artistic composition characterized by similarities in content (subject matter) or form (style).

  • Fluid Nature of Genres: Genres are not static; they often evolve and blend over time.

  • Examples of Film Genres:

    • Westerns

    • Musicals

    • Horror

    • Screwball Comedies

    • Film Noir

  • Highlighted Film: The Western genre, exemplified by the film "Red River" (1948).