The rise and fall of the teen on screen

City Lit

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    Course

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    London

  • Start date

    Different dates available

This course introduces students to the history and tropes of the teen film. Students will explore various readings of both well-loved classics and overlooked cinematic gems. Through analysis of clips and images from films ranging from The Wild One to Heathers, you will gain an understanding of how to read teen films with more depth and subtlety than the average cinemagoer.

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Keeley Street, Covent Garden, WC2B 4BA

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About this course

- You will be able to read teen films in more depth, focusing on elements such as social pressure, class politics, generational divides and sexuality.

Bring a pen and paper to take notes.

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Course programme

- The rock n roll roots of the teen movie.
- Crossing genre boundaries: horror, comedy, musicals and more.
- John Hughes and high school.
- High school films that break the rules.
- Superhero teens on screen.

The sessions will be interactive and discussion based, requiring you to analyse clips and images in class and feed them back to the other class members. There is no work outside the class.

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Look for other Film Studies classes under History, Culture and Writing at 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 rise and fall of the teen on screen

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