SCRN114
WRITING ABOUT FILM
- Department
- Screen Studies
- Terms offered
- 19
- Data refreshed
- Sep 29, 2026
Description
Section information text: Considers a variety of critical methods for the analysis and interpretation of film. The course considers several important kinds of writing about film, including journalistic film criticism and analysis based in film theory. Students actively practice all of these modes of writing to acquire the analytic skills used in upper-level courses. The major critical approaches or methodologies of film studies such as formalist criticism, genre criticism, auteur criticism and forms of ideological criticism are explored in coordination with weekly films.
Syllabi
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Offering history & forecast 2009–2019
2001 2019
| Year | Fall | Spring | Summer | Intersession |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2030 | 2030 Fall: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 9 fall terms since 2018. | 2030 Spring: 13% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 2 of 9 spring terms since 2018. | 2030 Summer: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 9 summer terms since 2018. | 2030 Intersession: 8% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 6 intersession terms since 2020. |
| 2029 | 2029 Fall: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 10 fall terms since 2017. | 2029 Spring: 15% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 3 of 10 spring terms since 2017. | 2029 Summer: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 10 summer terms since 2017. | 2029 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2028 | 2028 Fall: 5% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 11 fall terms since 2016. | 2028 Spring: 17% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 4 of 11 spring terms since 2016. | 2028 Summer: 5% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 11 summer terms since 2016. | 2028 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2027 | 2027 Fall: 5% chance, high confidence. Offered in 0 of 12 fall terms since 2015. | 2027 Spring: 18% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 5 of 12 spring terms since 2015. | 2027 Summer: 5% chance, high confidence. Offered in 0 of 12 summer terms since 2015. | 2027 Intersession: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2019 | Not offered | 1 section | Not offered | No data for this term |
| 2018 | Not offered | 1 section | Not offered | No data for this term |
| 2017 | Not offered | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2016 | Not offered | 1 section | Not offered | No data for this term |
| 2015 | Not offered | 1 section | Not offered | No data for this term |
| 2014 | Not offered | 1 section | Not offered | No data for this term |
| 2013 | Not offered | 1 section | Not offered | No data for this term |
| 2012 | Not offered | 1 section | Not offered | No data for this term |
| 2011 | Not offered | 1 section | Not offered | No data for this term |
| 2010 | Not offered | 1 section | Not offered | No data for this term |
| 2009 | Not offered | 1 section | Not offered | No data for this term |
Forecast Under 15% 15–39% 40–69% 70–89% 90%+ Not enough history
Fall Spring Summer Intersession Darker means more sections Not offered No data for term
Future estimates combine recent offering frequency with detected multi-year cycles. Hover a cell for confidence and evidence; low-confidence estimates are marked with ~.
Meeting times
Most recent first- Tue, Thu, 4:15 PM–5:30 PM TC112 2016-1
- Mon, 7:00 PM–9:30 PM TCRH 2016-2
- Mon, Thu, 1:25 PM–2:40 PM TC112 2015-12014-12004-1
- Thu, 7:00 PM–9:30 PM TCRH 2015-2
- Wed, 7:00 PM–9:30 PM TCRH 2014-22012-22012-32008-22008-3
- Mon, 2:50 PM–5:50 PM TC112 2012-12011-1
- Tue, 2:50 PM–5:50 PM TCRH 2011-22011-3
- Tue, Thu, 9:00 AM–10:15 AM TC111 2010-12009-1
| Term | Professor | Type | Credits | Enrollment | CRN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2019 | Gohar T. Siddiqui | Lecture | 1 | 11 of 20 enrolled | 30484 |
| Spring 2018 | Jeremy M. Powell | Lecture | 1 | 14 of 20 enrolled | 30484 |
| Spring 2017 | Derek M. Dubois | Lecture | 1 | 19 of 20 enrolled | 30484 |
| Spring 2016 | Usha Iyer | Lecture | 1 | 21 of 20 enrolled | 30484 |
| Spring 2015 | Soren P. Sorensen | Lecture | 1 | 22 of 20 enrolled | 30484 |
| Spring 2014 | Jennifer D. Schnepf | Lecture | 1 | 21 of 20 enrolled | 30484 |
| Spring 2013 | Marcia Butzel | Lecture | 1 | 14 of 20 enrolled | 30484 |
| Spring 2012 | Cynthia R. Conti | Lecture | 1 | 8 of 20 enrolled | 30484 |
| Spring 2011 | Michael L. Siegel | Lecture | 1 | 19 of 20 enrolled | 38826 |
| Spring 2010 | Stephanie Larrieux | Lecture | 1 | 20 of 15 enrolled | 37389 |
| Spring 2009 | Stephanie Larrieux | Lecture | 1 | 18 of 15 enrolled | 36131 |
| Spring 2008 | Marcia Butzel | Lecture | 1 | 15 of 15 enrolled | 36131 |
| Fall 2006 | Marcia Butzel | Lecture | 1 | 13 of 15 enrolled | 22522 |
| Fall 2005 | Marcia Butzel | Lecture | 1 | 12 of 18 enrolled | 22522 |
| Fall 2004 | Marcia Butzel | Lecture | 1 | 17 of 18 enrolled | 22522 |
| Spring 2004 | Marcia Butzel | Lecture | 1 | 15 of 15 enrolled | 30484 |
| Spring 2003 | Marcia Butzel | Lecture | 1 | 18 of 20 enrolled | 35387 |
| Spring 2002 | Timothy Shary | Lecture | 1 | 23 of 24 enrolled | 35387 |
| Spring 2001 | Marcia Butzel | Lecture | 1 | 12 of 20 enrolled | 35387 |