Afternoon cinema: women and the Western

City Lit

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In London

£ 199 VAT inc.

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    Course

  • Location

    London

  • Start date

    Different dates available

Afternoon at the cinema is a weekly opportunity to discuss current films on release in a friendly group at-mosphere as well as a deeper study of the western genre and women’s place in it.

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London
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Keeley Street, Covent Garden, WC2B 4BA

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About this course

list the prominent, strong female roles in the top classic westerns
evaluate recent westerns on their own terms and as compared to classic westerns.
View and understand basic western stories from a different angle to focus on the narrative trajectory of the female lead.

Enthusiasm, an openness to learn, a notebook.

Opening lecture, compilation re-mix of clips, discussion, debate, screenings, knowledge exchange.

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  • Cinema

Course programme

View westerns from The Great Train Robbery (1903) to The Iron Horse (1927); early sound to eighties’ westerns: Cimarron to Heaven’s Gate. Find out how Shane influenced The Searchers, which influenced Once Upon A Time in the West.Saturday morning serials to adult westerns. Compare recent westerns to the narrative and style of the classic westerns: Jane Got Her Gun (Lynne Ramsey was to be the original director), Hostiles, Damsel, Brimstone, Wind River, Hell or High Water, Sweet Country.

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There are a range of film courses on offer in the Humanities Department. Please see our website at under History, Culture and Writing. General information and advice on courses at City Lit is available from the Student Centre and Library on Monday to Friday from 12:00 – 19:00. See the course guide for term dates and further details

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Afternoon cinema: women and the Western

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