English 6965 Spring 2001

Studies in Film: The Art of Alfred Hitchcock

3 semester hours Dr. Rick Shale

Office Hours:
Wed. & Fri.: 2-3 p.m.	DeBartolo 247
Thursdays: 1-4 p.m.	Phone: 330-941-3416
	(English Dept.: 330-941-3414)

Prerequisite: Graduate standing or permission of the instructor

Required Texts:

Spoto, Donald. The Dark Side of Genius: The Life of Alfred Hitchcock
Wood, Robin. Hitchcock's Films Revisited
Course packet (at Kilcawley Bookstore)

Grades are based on the following scale:

30 % Class participation (journals, discussion, group project #1-- leadership of discussion on assigned film)

30 % Group project #2: 30-45 min. presentation/discussion on your film choice

40 % Research paper

Written work is to be typed. I reserve the right to refuse to accept late papers.

Attendance is important in this class. More than three unexcused absences will result in the reduction of your final grade by one letter.

Goals of the course:

1. To screen several classic Hitchcock films.

2. To develop a vocabulary and methodology that will enable you to discuss and analyze films.

3. To become familiar with the basic tools of film research.

Week: (Film screening dates are tentative.)

January 18	*Introduction; Blackmail* (1929)**
January 25	Discussion
February 1	Shadow of a Doubt (1943)
February 8	Discussion
February 15	Notorious (1946)
February 22	Discussion
March 1	Rear Window (1954)
March 8	Discussion
March 15	Spring Break
March 22	Vertigo (1958)
March 29	Discussion
April 5	North by Northwest (1959)
April 12	Discussion
April 19	Psycho (1960)
April 26	Discussion
May 3	The Birds (1963)
May 10	Final exam session