2 courses with the subject FMD, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
FMD 320Hollywood Cartoons
Instructor Lerner A history of mainstream animation in the United States during the 20th and 21st centuries, covering early experiments in sequential art, the rise of Hollywood animation studios in the 1930s, the transition to television animation in the 1950s, and the renaissance of animation of the 1980s. In addition, various critical and theoretical approaches to animation will be studied. Frequently directed to children as their main audiences, cartoons nonetheless tend to be freighted with considerable amounts of ideological content. Studying these animated films will lead us to difficult questions of politics, nationalism, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, religion, and ability, and we will find in these animations a range of utopian hopes, disruptive visions, and dystopic nightmares. Satisfies Film, Media, and Digital Studies major requirement. Satisfies Film and Media Studies minor requirement. Prerequisites & Notes ART 111, DIG 101, or FMS 220
This capstone course serves as the culminating experience for Film, Media, and Digital Studies majors. Senior students will design, develop, and complete a fully realized project that synthesizes the theoretical, historical, technical, and methodological knowledge gained throughout the major. Projects may be critical, creative, or a combination of both, reflecting the interdisciplinary nature of the field. By the end of the semester, students will produce a polished project, such as a short film, an interactive digital work, a research paper, or another approved form. The seminar format encourages collaboration, peer critique, and iterative development, providing students with feedback throughout the creative and analytical process.
