Film and television is an increasingly relevant way to experience storytelling and its lessons in modern culture.  Film and television communicate meaning differently than written text,  and their realm is a  world of rich visual language. This form of storytelling is no less compelling or worthy of analysis than traditional literature.  Cinema as  Literature will examine the elements of this visual language and how filmmakers use them to translate traditional literary devices. The course will also explore different film genres and how each approaches story and character development.

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