Cine y Literature en Lengua Inglesa

Profesora Elena RothDespacho A 318.3Tutorías: L 11-1; M 11-1; X 11:30-12:30; 4-5

Required Texts:BooksThe Blank Wall, Elisabeth Sanxay Holding (1947)The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven, Sherman Alexie (1993)Brokeback Mountain, Annie Proulx (2005)A Short Guide to Writing About Film, Timothy Corrigan (2009)

FilmsMeshes of the Afternoon (Dir. Maya Deren, 1943, 14 min.)Stagecoach (Dir. John Ford, 1939, 96 min.)The Reckless Moment (Dir. Max Ophuls, 1949, 82 min.)Strangers on a Train (Dir. Alfred Hitchcock, 1951, 101 min.)Smokesignals (Dir. Chris Eyre, 1998, 88 min.)Me and You and Everyone We Know (Dir. Miranda July, 2005, 91 min.)

RecommendedStrangers on a Train, Patricia Highsmith (1950)Brokeback Mountain (Dir. Ang Lee, 2006, 134 min.)

Week 1:Mon. Feb. 14 Introduction to the courseTues. Feb. 15 View Eh, Jooey (1990, TV)

Week 2:Mon. Feb. 21 Discuss Eh, JooeyTues. Feb. 22 Analyze Eh, Jooey

Week 3: Mise-en-sceneMon. Feb. 28 Mise-en-sceneTues. March 1 View Meshes of the Afternoon (Dir. Maya Deren, 1943, 14 min.)

Student presentations (Guiseppe, Nicole)

Week 4: Experimental CinemaMon. March 7 Discuss Meshes of the Afternoon

Student presentations (Carla, José, Mariana)Tues. March 8 Cinematography

Student presentations

Week 5: The Western Genre Mon. March 14 View Stagecoach (Dir. John Ford, 1939, 96 min.)

Tues. March 15 Finish viewing Stagecoach Discuss filmStudent presentations

Week 6: The Crime Novel Meets Domestic FictionMon. March 21 Read: The Blank Wall, Elisabeth Sanxay Holding (1947)

Student presentationsTues. March 22 Read: The Blank Wall

Student presentations

Week 7: Film NoirMon. March 28 Read: The Blank Wall

Student presentationsTues. March 29 View The Reckless Moment (Dir. Max Ophuls, 1949, 82 min.)

Week 8: EditingMon. April 4 Discuss The Reckless Moment

Student presentationsTues. April 5 Read: A Short Guide to Writing About Film, chapters 3 & 4

EditingStudent presentations

Week 9: Hitchcock and SexualityMon. April 11 View Strangers on a Train (Dir. Alfred Hitchcock, 1951, 101 min.)Tues. April 12 Finish viewing film

Discuss filmStudent presentations

Week 10: Literature and EthnicityMon. May 2 Read: The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven, Sherman Alexie

(1993)Student presentations

No class! Madrid holiday. Student presentations will be moved to Tuesday, May 3.

Tues. May 3 Read: The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in HeavenStudent presentations

Week 11: Cinema and EthnicityMon. May 9 View Smoke Signals (Dir. Chris Eyre, 1998, 88 min.)Tues. May 10 Discuss film

Student presentations

Week 12: Sexuality and the WesternMon. May 16 Read: Brokeback Mountain, Annie Proulx (1998)

Student presentationsTues. May 17 Clips from Brokeback Mountain (Dir. Ang Lee, 1006, 134 min.)

Student presentationsClass cancelled – student presentations will be moved to Monday, May 16 or Tuesday, May 24

Week 13: Sexuality and Independent CinemaMon. May 23 View: Me and You and Everyone We Know (Dir. Miranda July, 2005, 91

min.)Due: thesis for final paper (one or two sentences making an argument about a text covered in class)

Tues. May 24 Finish viewing filmDiscuss filmStudent presentations

Week 14:Mon. May 30 Final discussion

Student presentationsDue: final paper (4-5 single-spaced pages)

Tues. May 31 Prepare for final examStudent presentations

Finals Week:Friday, June 17 11:30-1:30 Final Exam Aula 15