MHIS 429 S001: Topics in Film + Media Theory

ECIAD
SectionS001
TermSpring 2026
StatusA
DatesJan 12, 2026 – Apr 23, 2026
LocationIn Person
Meetings
  • Wed 3:25pm–7:15pm — MAIN A1060
  • Wed 3:25pm–6:15pm — MAIN B3110
InstructorProfessor Alla Gadassik
Description (ECIAD)

This advanced seminar course enables students to focus on a key topic in film and media (moving-image) theory. What role does the moving image play in contemporary philosophical and cultural debates? How have distinct theoretical lineages shaped the cinema as a mode of artistic practice and thought? How are emerging theoretical perspectives shaping the form, circulation, and reception of media objects today? While the specific topic and entry-point into these questions will vary each semester, the course will emphasize critical viewing, reading, and writing about moving-image aesthetics and theory.

This course is subject to priority rules; see here.

Each section of this course runs with a different topic. See here.