Course Descriptions 11-12 - NHTI - Concord's Community College

includes readings in poetry, fiction, essay, and drama.Authors' works will be examined within the cultural,philosophical and political climate in which they werecreated. (Prerequisite: Successful completion of EN 101 orequivalent and an introductory level literature course arehighly recommended.)EN 211 British Literature II 3-0-3This course traces the development of British literature fromthe late eighteenth century to the present. The poetry,fiction, essays, and dramas of several major authors of theRomantic, Victorian and Modern periods will be studied.Authors' works will be examined within the cultural,philosophical and political climate in which they werecreated. (Prerequisite: Successful completion of EN 101 orequivalent and an introductory level literature course arehighly recommended.)EN 214 American Literature Survey I: to 1865 3-0-3An historically-based survey course covering Americanliterature from first (native) American literature to the CivilWar. It is designed for English majors and others interestedin the character and history of United States literature.Students read representative major, as well as minor, writersfrom various literary periods and movements. Readings willbe set in historical and cultural contexts. (Prerequisite:Successful completion of EN 101 or equivalent and anintroductory level literature course are highlyrecommended.)EN 215 American Literature Survey II: 1865 – present 3-0-3An historically-based survey course covering Americanliterature from 1865 to the present. It is designed for Englishmajors and others interested in the character and history ofUnited States literature. Students read representative major,as well as minor, writers from various literary periods andmovements. Readings will be set in an historical and culturalcontext. (Prerequisite: Successful completion of EN 101 orequivalent and an introductory level literature course arehighly recommended.)Special topics courses listed under EN 221 Film Genres andDirectorsCourses under this heading will offer students an advanced,focused examination of the art, history and theory of a bodyof narrative films, which may be related by genre, filmmaker,country, style, movement, theme and/or culture andideology. Courses will utilize viewing, lectures and classdiscussion and emphasize film theory, criticism and history.Note: this course may be repeated for credit as topicschange, providing student earned a grade of C or better.(Prerequisite: successful completion of EN 101, or equivalent,or permission of the Department Head of English; anintroductory level literature course is highly recommended)EN 221A - Images of Light 3-0-3Utilizing viewings, lectures and class discussion andemphasizing film theory, criticism and history, Images ofLight explores the creative and dynamicinterrelationships of filmmaking, particularly between thedirector and the director of photography; between thevision of a film and its realization.EN 221B - Films of 1962 3-0-3This course is an examination of the year 1962 in film,arguably the best year in international filmmaking.Utilizing film viewing, lectures, projects and discussionsthe course will explore not only how and whyinternational filmmaking reached its apogee in 1962 butalso the lasting effects of these films and the filmmakers.Films screened include Jules et Jim; Eclipse; Through aGlass Darkly; Viridiana; Yojimbo; Last Year at Marienbad;Cleo From Five to Seven; Manchurian Candidate; To Kill aMockingbird; Lolita; Ride the High Country; MiracleWorker; Man Who Shot Liberty Valance; and, Lawrenceof Arabia.EN 221C - American Independent Cinema 3-0-3An Independent Film is a film that has been fundedindependently of a Major Studio, typically the moniescome from limited partnerships, personal loans, presales,private investors and even credit cards. The late 1980'sand 1990's saw a tremendous emergence of USindependent cinema, as an enormous variety of eccentricand challenging filmmakers and evolving film styles cameto America. This course will focus on AmericanIndependent Film Directors, the process of conception,funding to creation and distribution of their initial filmwill be examined. With several Directors we will exploretheir achievements as well as their studio flops.EN 221D - The Modern Classics 3-0-3Utilizing viewings, lectures, class discussions,presentations and emphasizing film theory, criticism andhistory, "The Modern Classics" (the influences on or filmssince the 1994 release of Quentin Tarantino's "PulpFiction") explores the audacity, range, depth and stylisticexperimentation of the newest wave of filmmaking, asseen through American and foreign films.EN 221E - German Expressionism 3-0-3Utilizing viewings, lectures and class discussion andemphasizing film theory, criticism and history, GermanExpressionism explores the creative and dynamicinterrelationships in Germany of the Expressionist FilmMovement in the time between the two world wars aswell as the re-interpretation of that period prior toreunification. Expressionism and Post-Expressionism asmovements will be explored within the context of thetimes, concentrating on the intensity of the artist's innerworld capturing the nightmarish quality of artistic vision.Emphasis will be placed on the "mood" of Expressionismand how art anticipates history.EN 221F American Cult Cinema 3-0-3The course will allow us to view, research, and discussnearly two dozen motion pictures more or less widelyregarded as "bad movies" in one or more ways. Inseeking to determine intelligently what factors mightcontribute toward cinematic badness, we will considersubject matter, personal and societal prejudices, theeffects of the passing of time, the effects of change,stigmatization of particular movie genres and/ordirectors and/or actors, and a wide variety of otheraspects relating to viewer perception of a movie's qualityor lack thereof.8/17/2011 NHTI, Concord’s Community College Course Descriptions 2011-2012 25