MSCR 2330 — Film Genres
4 semester hoursUndergraduateLectureNUpath ICusually offered: springtypical days: WBostonTraditional
Examines a number of foundational texts on genre analysis. Addresses how and why films are classified according to particular iconographies, tropes, and narrative structures and the ways in which audiences coalesce around and appropriate particular genres for building communities. Studies some of the most iconic of genres—the Western (the mythologized and preindustrial past), film noir (the present time of industrial and postindustrial capitalism and urbanization), and science fiction (the imagined future)—from their origins; through their classical period; and, ultimately, to generic revision, self-reflexivity, hybridity, and parody.
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2023 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 42% | 11.0 |
| Spring 2025 | 1 | 17 | 19 | 89% | 2.0 |
| Spring 2026 | 1 | 12 | 19 | 63% | 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 46% · T 22% · W 78% · Th 0% · F 32%
Common patterns: MW (46% of sections), WF (32% of sections), T (22% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Fall
- Nathan Blake (100% of students) · reviews
Spring
- Nathan Blake (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