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This course explores the major paradigms of film and visual theory, covering how significant thinkers have conceived of the medium from its inception to the present day, including its comparison and contrast to other forms of visual media and art. Topics include the classical opposition between formalist and realist film theories as well as critical approaches to narrative, genre, spectatorship, and representation. Students are expected to enter the course ready to engage in discussion. Frequent film screenings illustrate key concepts.