The birth of the modern American horror film: five key films

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    London

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American horror cinema in the late 1960s and 1970s and its thematic, stylistic and cultural impact on horror cinema.

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Keeley Street, Covent Garden, WC2B 4BA

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About this course

• Describe and assess key themes in the five featured films
• Assess the five featured films and the role of genre
• Assess the thematic, stylistic and cultural impact of the five featured films (and that of the modern American horror film generally)
• Assess a range of critical responses to these films and the modern American horror film generally.

You will require a pen and paper (or laptop/device) but the tutor will provide all other materials.

Screenings of extracts from films, talks by the tutor, reading materials, small and large group discussions. There will not be any work outside the class.

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  • Cinema

Course programme

• Themes and style in the five featured films and in American horror cinema of the late 1960s and 1970s generally
• The impact and legacy of American horror cinema of the late 1960s and 1970s
• The modern American horror film and genre
• Critical approaches to modern American horror cinema

Films featured on the course:
Night of the Living Dead (George A. Romero,1968); Rosemary’s Baby (Roman Polanski, 1968); The Exorcist (William Friedkin, 1973); The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (Tobe Hooper, 1974); Halloween (John Carpenter, 1978).

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Please check the Film section in our prospectus under Humanities or on the website: 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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The birth of the modern American horror film: five key films

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