Wikipedia talk:Education program archive/University of Massachusetts Amherst/History of Film I (Fall 2014)/Course description

This survey course offers a survey of key events and representative films that mark the history of motion pictures from the late 19th century through the 1940s. In addition to identifying and providing access to major works, the course addresses the various influences (industrial, technological, aesthetic, social, cultural, and political) that have shaped the evolution of the medium of film. History of Film I also invites students to think critically about the processes of historical research and writing.

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