America on film: representing race, class, gender, and sexuality at the movies

I: Culture and American film

Introduction to the study of film form and representation

The structure and history of Hollywood filmmaking

II: Race and ethnicity and American film Introduction to Part II: what is race?

The concept of whiteness and American film

African Americans and American film

Native Americans and American film

Asian Americana s and American film

Latinos and American film

III: Class and American film Introduction to Part III: what is class?

Classical Hollywood cinema and class

Cinematic class struggle after the depression

IV: Gender and American film Introduction to Part IV: what is gender?

Women in classical Hollywood filmmaking

Exploring the visual parameters of women in film

Masculinity in classical Hollywood filmmaking

Gender in American film since the 1960s

V: Sexuality and American film Introduction to Part V: what is sexuality?

Heterosexuality, homosexuality, and classical Hollywood

Sexualities on film since the sexual revolution

VI: Ability and American film Introduction to Part VI: what is ability?

cinematic images of (dis)ability

Making connections.