FS 113 - What’s Love Got To Do With It?: The Hollywood Rom Com5 Credits
This course will look at the various ways Hollywood represents romantic love by examining the history of romantic comedies from the 1930s to the present.
Fees
Quarters Typically Offered
Fall Day, Online
Winter Day, Online
Spring Day, Online
Designed to Serve
Student seeking humanities distribution credits and film studies majors.
Active Date 20250520T14:12:08
Grading Basis Decimal Grade
Class Limit 38
Contact Hours: Lecture 55
Total Contact Hours 55
Degree Distributions:
AA
Course Outline
The course will cover these key concepts:
- What is a romantic comedy: This section will look at traditional structure of the rom-com from the lens of cultural critics, directors, and comedians.
- History of Romantic Comedies: In this section we will cover the evolution of romantic comedies especially as Hollywood tries to broaden its definition of “romantic couplings”
- Sub-genres of Romantic Comedies: While understanding the broad generic definitions of the rom com we will also examine various sub-genres
- International romantic comedies: Although the class will focus on American rom-coms, we will also look at films from outside the United States to give us a clearer perspective on the American construction of romantic love
Student Learning Outcomes
Differentiate specific film genres in order to identify key narrative tropes.
Identify and discuss the basic elements of cinematography.
Identify the classical Hollywood style as well as the alternative narrative styles that oppose it.
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