35 courses with the subject FAMS, 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.
This is a foundational course that introduces students to central concepts, theories and methods in film and media studies. We will
This course introduces students to the creative, theoretical, and practical aspects of media production and is designed to provide a foundational understanding of audio-vi
This course is an examination of the films of Martin Scorsese, one of the most prolific, successful, and distinctive
In this course, held primarily inside Northampton County Jail in Easton, we will learn about the basics of mass incarceration in the United States and the
This hands-on production course is the second half of the media production sequence begun in FAMS 201 and build
This course will introduce students to the practice of writing and researching in the discipline of Film and Medi
The study of film theory gives us deeper insight into film as a language and social practice, allowing one to explore cine
With the advent of photography, film, and digital media, visuality became a ubiquitous and highly contested form of perception. What lends
An examination of the fundamental philosophical questions about the arts, including: What is art? Are there st
This class will introduce students to histories of queer cinema from around the world and across a range of cinematic modes and practices: n
This course introduces students to the basic elements of screenwriting: developing characters, writing dialogue, plotting scenes, and struct
In this course, students will learn how to write for both comedic and dramatic series. An intensive wor
This non-production course examines the work of women filmmakers and how women have historically
This non-production film course is a tour through cinema via several influential genres or film types. Focusing on 3 or 4 impo
Screendance - also known cinedance, dance on film or dance-film - is a hybrid, mediated form, a duet between choreography and cinema situated
Media are often associated with the West, leaving other sites of visual production out of the picture. Since the early
In this class we will study various cinemas of the world and the cultural, political, and historical contexts from which they emerge. Through screenings, complementary read
The purpose of this course is to develop a critical understanding of the relationship between communication, media, power,
Practical experience in fields relating to film and media. Written reports are requ
Abolition - the unthinking and undoing of the carceral state is a historical movement that overlaps with our contemporary moment. We will explore its
This course extends the hands-on media making of the early production courses and is recommended for students hoping to 1)
Governed by the metaphor of "spectre," this seminar looks at the tangle between race, images and technology. Beginning with
An examination of philosophical questions on the nature, interpretation, and evaluation of film. Topics may include: the
Taking Gilles Deleuze's concept of "minoration" as a starting point, this advanced seminar explores the minor/minority across a wide
This course explores what moving images are in the twenty-first century. Since the late 1990s, roughly one hundred years after the invention of the first film camera, film fans, scholars, and archivist
Via screenings, readings, and guided discussion we will develop an understanding of the “national cinema” of India and the related categories of regional, p
Called a “Decade Under the Influence,” and the “Last Golden Era of American Film,” the 1970s were a cultural pivot point and an astonishingly rich extended
A seminar on topics selected by the instructor.
A seminar on topics selected by the instructor.
This course traces sound theory across the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. From the sound obsessions an
Student directed research or study under the supervision of an adviser.
Student directed research or study under the supervision of an adviser.
This required course for FAMS majors is a chance for students to synthesize their course of study into
This course asks FAMS juniors and seniors to begin transitioning their work to the larger community of media makers, scholars, and educators. Capstone Praxis has a dual focu
A two semester independent research project culminating in a thesis on a topic selected by the student in consultation with the adviser.
Source: Lafayette College's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 59
