Film and Media Studies Concentration

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Film and Media Studies

Chair:

Nick Phillips - Spanish

Faculty:

Gina Donovan - CTL and DLAB Forum
Lakesia Johnson - Gender, Women’s, and Sexuality Studies
Joseph Neisser - Philosophy
David Neville - The Digital Liberal Arts Collaborative
John Petrus - Spanish
Peter-Michael Osera - Computer Science
Sharon Quinsaat - Sociology
Nicky Tavares - Studio Art

The Film and Media Studies concentration will prepare digital native students for the ever-changing media landscape of the 21st century. Grounded in theory, while emphasizing practice along with Grinnell’s core value for social responsibility, the program will push students to discover their own original creative voices making meaning through the generation and critical interrogation of moving images and related forms.

Concentration Requirements: 24 credits as follows

Core Courses (8 credits)

ART 155 - Introduction to Film Studies 4 credits or the cross-listed FMS 155
ART 255 - Fundamentals of Video Production 4 credits or the cross-listed FMS 255
Special Topics courses approved by the concentration committee
Study Abroad courses approved by the concentration committee

Elective courses (12 credits) as chosen from the following areas:*

*Notes: students must take at least 4 credits from each area. Any class taken as a core course may not count as an elective.

Production Area

ART 246 - Digital Media 4 credits
ART 255 - Fundamentals of Video Production 4 credits or the cross-listed FMS 255
ENG 205 - The Craft of Fiction 4 credits
ENG 240 - Lighting the Page: Digital Methods in Literary Studies 4 credits
ENG 388 - Writing Seminar: Screenwriting/Television Writing/Variable Genre 4 credits
MUS 219 - Electronic Music 4 credits
THD 120 - Introduction to Acting 4 credits
THD 221 - Directing 4 credits
THD 231 - Lighting Design for Performance 4 credits
THD 232 - Digital Media Design for Performance 4 credits
Special Topics courses as approved by the concentration committee
Study abroad courses as approved by the concentration committee

Theory Area

AMS 245 - Shaping American Identities in Moving Images 4 credits
ARH 232 - Art Since 1945 4 credits
CHI 277 - Modern China through Literature and Film (in Translation) 4 credits or the cross-listed GLS 277
ENG 210 - Studies in Genre 4 credits - variable topic when taught by M. Lavan
ENG 210 The Graphic Novel
FRN 350 - Advanced Topics in Literature and Civilization 4 credits - variable topic when taught by P. Moisan
FRN 350 Masculine/Feminine in French Literature and Film
GRM 263 - German Cinema 4 credits or the cross-listed GLS 263
GWS 235 - Feminism and Popular Culture 4 credits
HUM 213 - Media and the Middle East 4 credits or the cross-listed SST 213
HIS 215 - Foundations of US Popular Culture 4 credits or the cross-listed AMS 215
JPN 241 - Japanese Horror: Past and Present 4 credits
JPN 279 - Modern Japanese Fiction and Film 4 credits or the cross-listed GLS 279
REL 228 - Gods of Bollywood 4 credits
RUS 261 - History of Russian Film 4 credits or the cross-listed GLS 261
SOC 230 - Mass Media and Society 4 credits
SPN 320 - Cultures of the Spanish-Speaking World 4 credits - variable topic when taught by J. Petrus or N. Phillips
SPN 320 - Gender and Latinx Cultures in the US: Models and Expectations in Film

SPN 320 - Netflix, Historical Memory and Cultural Production in Contemporary Spain
SPN 385 - Studies in Contemporary Spanish Literature and Film 4 credits
Special Topics courses approved by the concentration committee
Study abroad courses approved by the concentration committee

Seminar or Advanced Project (4 credits)*

* Notes: Must be a 300-level course or MAP/individual study equivalent. Any class taken as a seminar or advanced project may not count as elective.

MAP or other individual study as approved by the concentration committee
ENG 388 - Writing Seminar: Screenwriting/Television Writing/Variable Genre 4 credits
SPN 385 - Studies in Contemporary Spanish Literature and Film 4 credits
Special topics courses approved by the concentration committee
Study abroad courses approved by the concentration committee

Notes:

Students may transfer up to 9 credits of approved off-campus study courses towards the concentration.
At least 4 credits must be taken outside of FMS/ART.