SCRN120
HIST OF U.S. FILM SINCE 1960
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Also listed under 6 other titles
- HIST OF U.S. FILM SINCE 1950
- U.S. FILM SINCE 1950
- HIST AMER FILM AFTER WWII
- AMER FILM AFTER WWII
- HIST OF AMER. NARRATIVE FILM
- HIST AMERICAN FILM
- Department
- Screen Studies
- Terms offered
- 17
- Data refreshed
- Sep 29, 2026
Description
The history of post-WWII American cinema is the story of an ongoing series of adjustments to (or developments within the context of) instability in postwar film business: film noir, 3-D, biblical epics, blockbusters, art film influences, "new blood" from TV and film schools, Black filmmaking, revisionist genre films, high-concept filmmaking, etc. Further complicating this process of adjustments, cinema was overlaid onto, and consequently influenced by, the political turmoil within American society in general: the "Red Scare," the Vietnam War, the emergence of a mass counterculture, the antiwar movement, Watergate, Reaganomics, the end of the Cold War and increasingly vocal demands by women and minorities for social equality (and media representation).
Syllabi
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Offering history & forecast 2016–2026
1995 2026
| Year | Fall | Spring | Summer | Intersession |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2030 | 2030 Fall: 32% chance, high confidence. Alternating-year pattern: Fall in 2022, 2024, 2026 (9 fall terms observed). Department course count falling about 3% per year. Department faculty is about 22% below its recent average. | 2030 Spring: 15% 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: 17% chance, high confidence. Alternating-year pattern: Fall in 2022, 2024, 2026 (10 fall terms observed). Department course count falling about 2% per year. | 2029 Spring: 17% 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: 26% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 3 of 11 fall terms since 2016. Department faculty is about 21% below its recent average. | 2028 Spring: 17% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 3 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: 27% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 3 of 12 fall terms since 2015. Department faculty is about 21% below its recent average. | 2027 Spring: 16% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 3 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. |
| 2026 | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered | No data for this term |
| 2025 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2024 | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2023 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2022 | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2021 | Not offered | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2020 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2019 | Not offered | 1 section | Not offered | No data for this term |
| 2018 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | No data for this term |
| 2017 | Not offered | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2016 | Not offered | Not offered | 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- Wed, 7:00 PM–9:30 PM TCRH 2026-22017-22005-22005-3
- Mon, Wed, 4:15 PM–5:30 PM TC112 2026-1
- Tue, Thu, 4:15 PM–5:30 PM ONLINE 2021
- Tue, Fri, 1:25 PM–2:40 PM TC112 2017-12012-1
- Tue, Fri, 12:00 PM–1:15 PM TC112 2014-12007-1
- Mon, 7:00 PM–9:30 PM TCRH 2014-22012-22012-3
- Mon, Thu, 1:25 PM–2:40 PM TC112 2013-1
- Tue, 7:00 PM–9:30 PM TCRH 2013-2
| Term | Professor | Type | Credits | Enrollment | CRN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2026 | Erica L. Tortolani | Lecture | 1 | 30 of 30 enrolled | 24771 |
| Fall 2024 | Erica L. Tortolani | Lecture | 1 | 28 of 30 enrolled | 23178 |
| Fall 2022 | Jed C. Samer | Lecture | 1 | 29 of 30 enrolled | 21800 |
| Spring 2021 | Jed C. Samer | Online | 1 | 30 of 30 enrolled | 38464 |
| Spring 2019 | Jed C. Samer | Lecture | 1 | 29 of 30 enrolled | 37099 |
| Spring 2017 | Jeremy M. Powell | Lecture | 1 | 30 of 30 enrolled | 35725 |
| Fall 2014 | Jeremy M. Powell | Lecture | 1 | 30 of 30 enrolled | 23678 |
| Spring 2013 | Michael L. Siegel | Lecture | 1 | 30 of 30 enrolled | 31403 |
| Spring 2012 | Michael L. Siegel | Lecture | 1 | 31 of 30 enrolled | 31403 |
| Spring 2010 | Dana N. Benelli | Lecture | 1 | 32 of 30 enrolled | 37393 |
| Spring 2007 | Kevin Anderson | Lecture | 1 | 31 of 30 enrolled | 35359 |
| Spring 2005 | Timothy Shary | Lecture | 1 | 32 of 30 enrolled | 32393 |
| Spring 2003 | Jon Lupo | Lecture | 1 | 25 of 25 enrolled | 37420 |
| Spring 2001 | Timothy Shary | Lecture | 1 | 38 of 50 enrolled | 35375 |
| Fall 1998 | Dana N. Benelli | Lecture | 1 | 15 of 30 enrolled | 23123 |
| Spring 1997 | Dana N. Benelli | Lecture | 1 | 6 of 30 enrolled | 31724 |
| Fall 1995 | Matthew P. Schmidt | Lecture | 1 | 13 of 40 enrolled | 20387 |