MSCR 1100 — Film 101
4 semester hoursUndergraduateLectureNUpath DDusually offered: fall, springtypical days: M/WBostonOnlineOnlineTraditional
Focuses on the ways in which cinematic language and representations have developed since the late-nineteenth century, how representations of human difference vary in distinct cultural contexts, and how particular filmmakers and historical/national movements have challenged certain representations and ideologies. This range of representations and discourses includes blackface performance and other racist tropes, ethnographic studies of indigenous people as “exotic” curiosities, films noir that demonize independent women, postwar Italian neorealism’s revolutionary focus on the plight of the poor, films by and about marginalized ethnicities in the U.S. and the global south, banned films that highlight the condition of women in post-revolution Iran, and contemporary Hollywood’s treatment of homosexuality and masculinity.
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2024 | 1 | 47 | 48 | 98% | 1.0 |
| Summer A 2024 | 1 | 41 | 45 | 91% | 4.0 |
| Fall 2024 | 1 | 48 | 48 | 100% | 0.0 |
| Summer A 2025 | 1 | 40 | 45 | 89% | 5.0 |
| Fall 2025 | 1 | 40 | 48 | 83% | 8.0 |
| Spring 2026 | 1 | 41 | 48 | 85% | 7.0 |
Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.
Meeting times
Share of recent sections by weekday: M 68% · T 0% · W 68% · Th 0% · F 0%
Common patterns: MW (68% of sections), async (32% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Fall
- Nathan Blake (100% of students) · reviews
Spring
- Nathan Blake (100% of students) · reviews
Summer A
- Laurel Ahnert (100% of students) · reviews
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
Links
Official catalog (MSCR course descriptions) · Student reviews on RateMyHusky · All MSCR courses · Plan it at numap.app