Programs

World Cinemas Program

The World Cinemas program was established to coordinate faculty expertise and student interest in different national and international cinematic traditions. It offers courses across various departments, primarily in Arts, in order to train students to approach film studies from a variety of traditions and locations, while introducing them to different modes of cinematic practice and production from around the world.

The Minor Concentration World Cinemas instructs students in film aesthetics, history, and theory by acquainting them with cinematic practices from different national and international traditions. This interdisciplinary program draws on the already existing teaching and research activities in several departments within the Faculty of Arts and will serve as an institutional context for future teaching and research endeavors in film studies.

See course offerings

Program note (2024-25): ENGL 279 may also be taken in place of the required EAST 279 or LLCU 279

Prospective Undergraduate Students

Are you interested in studying at McGill University?
Consult McGill Undergraduate Admissions for information related to programs, faculties, finances, and more.
Interested in applying to McGill for an undergraduate degree in Arts?
Consult Enrolment Services for undergraduate admissions requirements and procedures. Applications for undergraduate programs are done through Enrolment Services, not individual departments. If you have a program specific question about the Minor in World Cinemas, please email our advisor.

Advising

I want to take a new course in cinema, but it’s not listed on the course page?

Sometimes new courses are created, or topics courses are offered that we are unaware of. Please obtain a syllabus for this course and email it to undergradadvising.english [at] mcgill.ca. The course must have a significant focus on world cinemas in order to be approved. If it is deemed acceptable by the Program Director, they will advise whether it count towards Non-US cinemas, or towards the World Cinemas offerings.

I’m going on exchange, can I take courses there?

Yes. As with any student going on exchange, it is imperative that you plan your courses carefully. You will have to go through the formal procedure to have courses approved, but keep in mind that only 1/3 of courses outside of McGill may apply towards a program. That said, a student may count no more than 6 credits away from McGill towards the Minor Concentration World Cinemas.

Do I need to have the Program Director sign a degree audit sheet in order to graduate?

No. We highly recommend that students do self-audits on a regular basis and that you consult the Program Advisor to see if you are on track to graduate. Download: Degree Audit Sheet

I’m taking English Cultural Studies, but I don’t understand the problem with the courses and counting to both programs?

McGill regulations on course overlap forbid students from counting the same course for two programs, or from taking two courses that have significant overlap and having those both count towards a degree. If you are in the Cultural Studies stream, you are required to take ENGL 277 as part of that stream. It is also a required course for the World Cinemas Minor, but you are not allowed to count the course towards both programs, thus you must replace those 3 credits, with an additional 3 credits from the World Cinemas offerings. You would receive an “exemption” from ENGL 277 for the World Cinemas program, since it is being applied towards the English Cultural Studies minor.

Can I do an internship in Film?

Yes. All internships must be approved by the Faculty of Arts Internship Program, the instructor at McGill supervising the internship here, and the Program Director in order for credit to be obtained. All approval procedures must be completed prior to starting the internship. Please see complete information on internships here.

Do you have a graduate program in World Cinemas?

At the present moment we do not have a formal graduate program in World Cinemas. There are other departments who have professors who specialize in cinema, but a graduate degree would be from that department.

Course Offerings

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Minor Concentration World Cinemas(18 Credits)

Offered by:English

Degree:Bachelor of Arts

Program Requirement:

The Minor Concentration World Cinemas instructs students in film aesthetics, history, and theory by acquainting them with cinematic practices from different national and international traditions. This interdisciplinary program draws on the already existing teaching and research activities in several departments within the Faculty of Arts and will serve as an institutional context for future teaching and research endeavors in film studies.

Required Courses (6 credits)

* Take either EAST 279 or LLCU 279.

EAST 279 Introduction to Film History 3 Credits*
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Asian Language & Literature: An introduction to representative periods, movements and styles in the history of cinema, as well as questions of film historiography.

Offered by: East Asian Studies
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken or are taking FILM 279 or LLCU 279
- Language of instruction: English.
- Symbols:
- *
- Terms
  
  This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
  
  There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
ENGL 277 Introduction to Film Studies 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
English (Arts): An introduction to key concepts in film studies. Exemplary works from the history of film will be studied to introduce students to such topics as the aesthetics of film; sound's production of meaning; film as narrative; film and genre; period and national cinemas; film's role in culture.

Offered by: English
- For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at www.mcgill.ca/english.
- Fall
- Restriction: Cultural Studies Major and Honours program students.
- Terms
  
  Fall 2024
- Instructors
  
  Ned F Schantz, Ariel Pickett, Iris Pintiuta
LLCU 279 Introduction to Film History 3 Credits*
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Languages, Literatures&Culture: An introduction to representative periods, movements and styles in the history of cinema, as well as questions of film historiography.

Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken or are taking EAST 279 or FILM 279.
- Language of instruction: English.
- Symbols:
- *
- Terms
  
  This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
  
  There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year

Complementary Courses (12 credits)

12 credits selected from the course list below with the following specifications:

a minimum of 6 credits in non-U.S. cinemas;
a maximum of 6 credits from any one department.

No more than 6 credits may be taken from the same discipline as the student's other major or minor concentrations.

CANS 300 Topics in Canadian Studies 1 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Canadian Studies: An historical explanation of the Canadian experience of nationalism from the Patriotes to the First Nations, with reference to politics, economics, iconography, ideology and multicultural experience.

Offered by: Institute for Study of Canada
- Prerequisite: CANS 200 or permission of instructor
- Terms
  
  Fall 2024
- Instructors
  
  Jodey Nurse
EAST 353 Approaches to Chinese Cinema 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Asian Language & Literature: Development of Chinese film in the 20th century, with an emphasis on both critical approaches to film as well as film history.

Offered by: East Asian Studies
- Prerequisite: EAST 211.
- Terms
  
  Fall 2024
- Instructors
  
  Dylan Suher
EAST 361 Animation and New Media 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Asian Language & Literature: Animation and new media in East Asia, with an emphasis on postwar developments.

Offered by: East Asian Studies
- Restrictions: Not open to students who have taken EAST 214.
- Terms
  
  This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
  
  There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
EAST 362 Japanese Cinema 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Asian Language & Literature: This course will study the development of film in Japan during the 20th century with a particular focus on the analysis of film form, genres and history.

Offered by: East Asian Studies
- Terms
  
  This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
  
  There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
EAST 368 Asian Genre Cinemas 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Asian Language & Literature: This course explores the historical and aesthetic dimensions of Asian genre cinemas in a regional framework, in relation to varied social and cultural phenomena. Genres explored include the gangster film, martial arts action, horror, revenge, melodrama, period drama, and documentary.

Offered by: East Asian Studies
- Terms
  
  Winter 2025
- Instructors
  
  Dylan Suher
EAST 369 Gen & Sex in Asian Media 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Asian Language & Literature: In this course, we examine contesting notions of gender, sexuality, femininity, and masculinity in Asian cinema and media. We study how individual works negotiate the social discourses on gender and sexual representation, identities, and performance, and how we may borrow conceptual frameworks from queer theories and histories at large to discuss them.

Offered by: East Asian Studies
- Terms
  
  This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
  
  There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
EAST 454 Topics: Chinese Cinema 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Asian Language & Literature: Advanced seminar in selected themes and issues in Chinese film.

Offered by: East Asian Studies
- Prerequisites: EAST 353, a 300-level film studies course, or permission of the instructor.
- Terms
  
  This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
  
  There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
EAST 467 Topics: Japanese Cinema 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Asian Language & Literature: Topics in the study of Japanese cinema.

Offered by: East Asian Studies
- Prerequisites: EAST 362 or permission of the instructor.
- Terms
  
  Fall 2024
- Instructors
  
  Marianne Tarcov
EAST 564 Structures of Modernity: Asia 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Asian Language & Literature: This course explores relations between some of the principal sites which structure the experience of "modernity" in Asia (and elsewhere) - from bodies and cities, to the urban context in general. Along with general approaches (e.g. the idea of everyday life; questions of time), specific topics may include speed, music, architecture, crime, etc.

Offered by: East Asian Studies
- Prerequisite (Undergraduate): Any East Asian Studies course above the introductory level, or permission of the instructor
- Terms
  
  This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
  
  There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
ENGL 279 Introduction to Film History 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
English (Arts): An introduction to key historical moments, cinematic movements, formal styles, as well as historiographical and theoretical debates in the history of world cinema.

Offered by: English
- For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at www.mcgill.ca/english.
- Terms
  
  Winter 2025
- Instructors
  
  Ara Osterweil
ENGL 280 Intro to Film as Mass Medium 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
English (Arts): An introduction to film's social, historical, and technological contexts, including its relationships to other mass media.

Offered by: English
- For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at www.mcgill.ca/english.
- Students will be required to pay a screening fee.
- Terms
  
  Winter 2025
- Instructors
  
  Trevor Ponech
ENGL 350 Studies in the Hist of Film 1 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
English (Arts): Developments in proto-cinema and early cinema through the silent era.

Offered by: English
- For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at www.mcgill.ca/english.
- Terms
  
  This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
  
  There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
ENGL 351 Studies in the Hist of Film 2 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
English (Arts): Developments in the Hollywood Studio Era, including rivals, imitators, and alternatives.

Offered by: English
- For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at www.mcgill.ca/english.
- Winter
- Terms
  
  This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
  
  There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
ENGL 354 Sexuality and Representation 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
English (Arts): Topics on representations of sexuality with reference to its cultural contexts.

Offered by: English
- For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at www.mcgill.ca/english.
- Fall
- Priority will be given to English Major/Honours students in second year of program
- Terms
  
  Fall 2024
- Instructors
  
  Ylenia Olibet
ENGL 363 Studies in the Hist of Film 3 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
English (Arts): Developments in post-1958 cinema, from the European New Waves to contemporary global and independent cinemas.

Offered by: English
- For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at www.mcgill.ca/english.
- Terms
  
  Fall 2024
- Instructors
  
  Ara Osterweil
ENGL 366 Film Genre 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
English (Arts): A discussion of an individual genre of cinema; concept of genre.

Offered by: English
- For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at www.mcgill.ca/english.
- Winter
- Terms
  
  Winter 2025
- Instructors
  
  Ned F Schantz, Ariel Pickett
ENGL 374 Film Movement or Period 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
English (Arts): Study of a significant movement or period in film history.

Offered by: English
- For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at www.mcgill.ca/english.
- Terms
  
  This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
  
  There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
ENGL 381 A Film-Maker 1 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
English (Arts): Studies in the history of film: the works of a major director. Topic varies each year.

Offered by: English
- For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at www.mcgill.ca/english.
- Winter
- Restriction: Limited to students in English Major programs
- Terms
  
  This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
  
  There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
ENGL 382 International Cinema 1 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
English (Arts): Studies in the history of film by period or nation. Topic varies by year.

Offered by: English
- For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at www.mcgill.ca/english.
- Amount: $ 3,443.00
- Description: The fee for this field course is $3,443.00. The fee for this activity covers ground transportation, academic materials, accommodation, and other field related expenses. The Summer Studies in Italy courses will be taught at La Sapienza by McGill professors. Local faculty will be invited to give guest lectures, and weekly interactive workshop/activities will take place, allowing students to engage with local communities and institutions.
- Terms
  
  Summer 2025
- Instructors
  
  Derek R Nystrom
ENGL 385 Topics in Literature and Film 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
English (Arts): A topic in literature and film. Topics vary by year.

Offered by: English
- For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at www.mcgill.ca/english.
- Winter
- Terms
  
  This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
  
  There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
ENGL 391 Spec Top:Cultural Studies 1 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
English (Arts): Current issues in cultural studies. Topics will include contemporary debates on high culture and the literary canon, and the question of aesthetic value and aesthetic judgment.

Offered by: English
- For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at www.mcgill.ca/english.
- Fall
- Terms
  
  Fall 2024
  
  Winter 2025
  
  Summer 2025
- Instructors
  
  Amanda Greer
  
  Steven Greenwood
  
  Steven Greenwood
ENGL 393 Canadian Cinema 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
English (Arts): A study of Canadian cinema.

Offered by: English
- For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at www.mcgill.ca/english.
- Fall
- Terms
  
  This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
  
  There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
ENGL 451 A Period in Cinema 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
English (Arts): In-depth examination of a significant historical period in cinema's development, early silent era to present.

Offered by: English
- For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at www.mcgill.ca/english.
- Terms
  
  This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
  
  There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
ENGL 476 Alt Approaches to Media 1 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
English (Arts): Study of alternative uses of contemporary media with particular emphasis on the forms of independent video and community television and their relationship to mainstream television and film.

Offered by: English
- For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at www.mcgill.ca/english.
- Fall
- Workshop course. Departmental permission required
- Terms
  
  This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
  
  There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
ENGL 479 Philosophy of Film 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
English (Arts): Philosophical approaches to and topics in the study of cinema.

Offered by: English
- For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at www.mcgill.ca/english.
- Winter
- Terms
  
  Fall 2024
- Instructors
  
  Trevor Ponech
ENGL 480 Studies in History of Film 1 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
English (Arts): Studies in the history of film.

Offered by: English
- For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at www.mcgill.ca/english.
- Fall
- Terms
  
  This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
  
  There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
ENGL 481 A Film-Maker 2 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
English (Arts): Studies in the history of film.

Offered by: English
- For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at www.mcgill.ca/english.
- Fall
- Restriction: Permission of instructor required
- Terms
  
  This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
  
  There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
ENGL 482 International Cinema 2 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
English (Arts): Intensive study of a particular tradition or movement in international cinema.

Offered by: English
- For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at www.mcgill.ca/english.
- Terms
  
  This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
  
  There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
ENGL 483 Seminar in the Film 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
English (Arts): In-depth study of a topic related to film. Topic varies by year.

Offered by: English
- For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at www.mcgill.ca/english.
- Winter
- Terms
  
  This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
  
  There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
ENGL 484 Seminar in the Film 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
English (Arts): In-depth study of specific topics related to the film, which vary from year to year.

Offered by: English
- For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at www.mcgill.ca/english.
- Restriction: Permission of instructor required
- Terms
  
  This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
  
  There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
ENGL 492 Image and Text 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
English (Arts): Study of the relationship between verbal and visual aspects of a range of cultural artifacts. Topics may include iconography; illuminated manuscripts; book illustrations; cartoons and caricature.

Offered by: English
- For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at www.mcgill.ca/english.
- Winter
- Terms
  
  This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
  
  There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
ENGL 585 Cultural Studies: Film 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
English (Arts): Advanced study of a specific topic in film.

Offered by: English
- For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at www.mcgill.ca/english.
- Winter
- Terms
  
  Fall 2024
- Instructors
  
  Ara Osterweil
FILM 499 Internship: World Cinemas 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
World Cinemas: Internship with an approved host institution or organization.

Offered by: English
- Prerequisite(s): Permission of the World Cinemas Program Chair.
- Restriction(s): Open to U2 and U3 B.A. students in World Cinemas after completing 30 credits of a 90 credit program or 45 credits of a 96-120 credit program, a minimum CGPA of 3.2.
- This course will normally not fulfill program requirements for seminar or 400-level courses. Students register in the Fall semester for Summer internships.
- Terms
  
  Winter 2025
- Instructors
  
  There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
FREN 310 Cinéma français 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
French (Arts): Étude d’oeuvres ou de courants du cinéma français.

Offered by: French Language & Literature
- Terms
  
  This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
  
  There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
FREN 311 Cinéma francophone 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
French (Arts): Étude d’oeuvres ou de courants du cinéma francophone.

Offered by: French Language & Literature
- Terms
  
  This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
  
  There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
FREN 315 Cinéma québécois 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
French (Arts): Étude thématique du cinéma québécois à travers ses principaux films.

Offered by: French Language & Literature
- Terms
  
  This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
  
  There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
GERM 357 German Culture in Euro Context 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
German (Arts): A comparative examination of selected moments in German literary, artistic and cultural history in relation to broader European movements; focus on influences, exchanges and dialogues across national boundaries.

Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures
- Fall
- Course given in English
- Prerequisite: A culture or literature course at the 200 or 300 level
- Terms
  
  This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
  
  There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
GERM 369 The German Novel 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
German (Arts): Sustained engagement with the major texts of the German novel from Grimmelshausen to the present.

Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures
- Given in German
- Terms
  
  Winter 2025
- Instructors
  
  Karin Bauer
GERM 370 Special Topics in German Film 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
German (Arts): Intensive study of selected topics and periods in German film history.

Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures
- Fall
- Given in English
- Terms
  
  Winter 2025
- Instructors
  
  Benjamin Sauvé
GERM 373 Weimar German Cinema 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
German (Arts): Weimar Cinema brought to the screen a world populated by monsters, lunatics, workers, vamps, strangers, and doubles. These figures embodied the tensions and fears of the Weimar period (1919-1933) in a manner that continues to attract audiences today. This course explores the cultural and political history of the Weimar period through Weimar cinema. It aims to introduce the student to the fundamentals of film analysis, especially formal analysis and textual analysis.

Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures
- Terms
  
  This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
  
  There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
HISP 340 Latin American Cinema 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Hispanic Studies (Arts): A study of representative films, directors and movements of the region. Topic specified by instructor.

Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures
- Fall
- Prerequisite: Successful completion of any Survey of Literature (HISP 241, HISP 242, HISP 243, HISP 244) or permission of the instructor.
- Terms
  
  This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
  
  There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
HISP 341 Spanish Cinema 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Hispanic Studies (Arts): A study of representative films, directors and movements of the region. Topic specified by instructor.

Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures
- Prerequisite: Successful completion of any Survey of Literature (HISP 241, HISP 242, HISP 243, HISP 244) or permission of the instructor.
- Terms
  
  This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
  
  There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
HIST 435 Topics in South Asian History 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: In-depth discussion and research on a topic in the history of South Asia.

Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Prerequisite(s): HIST 310 or HIST 341 or permission of instructor.
- Terms
  
  Fall 2024
  
  Winter 2025
- Instructors
  
  Subho Basu
  
  Subho Basu
ITAL 329 Italian Cinematic Tradition 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Italian (Arts): Italian films in original language. Films are examined from a wide historical and cultural perspective. Introduction to issues and preoccupations central to the Italian cultural tradition.

Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures
- Fall
- Prerequisite: ITAL250 or above, from amongst courses taught in Italian or permission of Department.
- Note: Course taught in Italian
- Terms
  
  This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
  
  There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
ITAL 374 Classics of Italian Cinema 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Italian (Arts): Key works in the history of Italian cinema; an in-depth analysis of a few exceptional works; emphasis on the complex web of relationship connecting each work to a wide range of cultural products and expressions, from literature to popular culture, in Italy and internationally.

Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures
- Fall
- Note: Course taught in English.
- Terms
  
  This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
  
  There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
ITAL 375 Cinema&Society in Modern Italy 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Italian (Arts): A survey of the most important trends in post-war Italian cinema seen in the context of the rapidly and dramatically evolving society of modern Italy.

Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures
- Fall
- Given in English
- Terms
  
  This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
  
  There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
ITAL 477 Italian Cinema and Video 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Italian (Arts): Different Italian film maker or videomaker every year, presenting a selection of his/her significant works. Discussions will include script analysis, interviews, articles and books by the director in focus, in addition to theoretical and critical statements by scholars. Established and new directors will be considered alternately.

Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures
- Winter
- Given in English
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken ITAL 377
- Terms
  
  Winter 2025
- Instructors
  
  Cristina Carnemolla
LLCU 200 Topics in Film 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Languages, Literatures&Culture: This seminar focuses on a special topic in European and/or transatlantic film and visual culture.

Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures
- Terms
  
  This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
  
  There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
LLCU 300 Cinema and the Visual 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Languages, Literatures&Culture: This seminar examines topics in European and/or transatlantic cinema and visual culture, including film theory, aesthetics and historiography; media archeology; cinema and the digital; film and philosophy; cultural histories of the cinema; and approaches to moving images.

Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures
- Terms
  
  Winter 2025
- Instructors
  
  Amanda Holmes
MUHL 330 Music and Film 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Music History and Literature: The modern genre of music for films, and its changing styles (symphonic, jazz, pop compilation) from the silent era to today. Includes study of major film composers in North America and other traditions; analysis of the role of music in cinematic narrative, expression and symbolism.

Offered by: Music Research
- Prerequisites: MUHL 286
- Corequisites: MUTH 250 or MUCO 241, AND MUSP 241 or MUJZ 214.
- Terms
  
  This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
  
  There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
PLAI 500 Adv Interdisc Humanities Sem 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Public Life of Arts & Ideas: Co-taught seminar will use and explore a range of theoretical and methodological approaches to interdisciplinary research in the humanities in the study of a selected cultural problem or topic, text, artwork, aesthetic or medium.

Offered by: Inst Public Life-Arts & Ideas
- Prerequisite: Minimum U3 status with a background in humanities scholarship
- See http://www.mcgill.ca/iplai/courses/ for details on current teaching faculty and course topics.
- Terms
  
  This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
  
  There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
RUSS 213 Introduction to Soviet Film 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Russian (Arts): This course aims to familiarize undergraduates with the topics, figures, and concerns of Soviet film history. Students will watch and analyze films by Soviet directors including Sergei Eisenstein, Dziga Vertov, Andrei Tarkovsky, Sergei Parajanov, Kira Muratova, Larisa Shepitko, and many others in the context of their historical periods, movements, and writings. Students will learn to analyze images and cinematic techniques, as well as assess their historical, ideological, and cultural significance.

Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures
- Offered in English.
- Terms
  
  This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
  
  There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
RUSS 395 Soviet Cinema:Art and Politics 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Russian (Arts): This course explores the relationship between art and politics in the cinema of the Soviet Union. Students taking this course will gain a familiarity with the films and writings of Soviet directors. They will also learn the basics of formal, textual, and historical film analysis.

Offered by: Languages,Literatures,Cultures
- Terms
  
  This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
  
  There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year

For more information, see Programs, Courses and University Regulations.

Course Offerings 2024-2025

Fall 2024

ANTH 408 - Sensory Ethnography

EAST 353 - Approaches to Chinese Cinema

EAST 467 - Topics: Japanese Cinema

EAST 560 - Screen Cultures and Media Arts

ENGL 277 - Introduction to Film Studies

ENGL 354 - Sexuality and Representation

ENGL 363 - Studies in the Hist of Film 3

ENGL 391 - Spec Top:Cultural Studies 1

ENGL 479 - Philosophy of Film

HISP 244 - Survey of Lat Amer Lit&Cult2

HISP 320 - Contemp Brazilian Lit & Film

JWST 309 - Jews in Film

Winter 2025

ANTH 207 - Ethnography Through Film

ANTH 304 - Chinese Cult in Ethnogr & Film

EAST 368 - Asian Genre Cinemas

EAST 454 - Topics: Chinese Cinema

ENGL 279 - Introduction to Film History

ENGL 280 - Intro to Film as Mass Medium

ENGL 359 - The Poetics of the Image

ENGL 366 - Film Genre

ENGL 380 - Non-Fic Media: Cine. TV. Radio

JWST 367 - Hebrew through Israeli Cinema

GERM 370 - Special Topics in German Film

ITAL 477 - Italian Cinema and Video

LLCU 300 - Cinema and the Visual

Course Offerings 2023-2024

Fall 2023

ANTH 304 - Chinese Cult in Ethnogr & Film

ENGL 381 - A Film-Maker 1

ENGL 378 - Media and Culture

ENGL 472 - Special Topics: Cult Studies 2

EAST 362 - Japanese Cinema

EAST 368 - Asian Genre Cinemas

GERM 371 - German Cinema

HISP 439 - Topics: Latin American Lit (fall, taught in Spanish)

ITAL 374 - Classics of Italian Cinema

JWST 309 - Jews in Film

RUSS 397 - Tarkovsky:Cinema & Philosophy

Winter 2024

ENGL 454 - Topics in Cult St and Gender

ENGL 359 - The Poetics of the Image

ENGL 380 - Non-Fic Media: Cine. TV. Radio

ENGL 388 - Studies in Popular Culture

ENGL 366 - Film Genre

ENGL 441 - Spec Topics in Cdn Cultural St

ENGL 481 - A Film-Maker 2

ENGL 479 - Philosophy of Film

FREN 315 - Cinéma québécois (winter, taught in French)

GERM 372 - Topics in German Cinema

HISP 301 - Hisp Lit & Cult in English 1 / LLCU 300 - Cinema and the Visual (winter, taught in English)

HISP 341 - Spanish Cinema (winter, taught in Spanish)

ITAL 307 - Topics in Italian Culture

ITAL 477 - Italian Cinema and Video

LLCU 300 - Cinema and the Visual

RUSS 395 - Soviet Cinema:Art and Politics

Course Offerings 2022-2023

Fall 2022

ANTH 304 - Chinese Cult in Ethnogr & Film

ENGL 277 - Introduction to Film Studies

GERM 373 - Weimar German Cinema

ITAL 375 - Cinema&Society in Modern Italy

JWST 309 - Jews in Film

RUSS 395 - Soviet Cinema:Art and Politics

Winter 2023

EAST 454 - Topics: Chinese Cinema

ENGL 279 - Introduction to Film History / LLCU 279 - Introduction to Film History (crosslisted)

ENGL 351 - Studies in the Hist of Film 2

ENGL 393 - Canadian Cinema

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FREN 311 - Cinéma francophone (taught in French)

HISP 340 - Latin American Cinema

HISP 341 - Spanish Cinema

ITAL 477 - Italian Cinema and Video

LLCU 300 - Cinema and the Visual

RUSS 213 - Introduction to Soviet Film

RUSS 350 - Central European Film

RUSS 398 - Soviet Women Filmmakers

Course Offerings 2021-2022

Fall 2021

EAST 362 - Japanese Cinema

EAST 368 - Asian Genre Cinemas

EAST 454 - Topics: Chinese Cinema

ENGL 277 - Introduction to Film Studies

ENGL 374 - Film Movement or Period

FILM 499 - Internship: World Cinemas

FREN 310 - Cinéma français (taught in French)

GERM 357 - German Culture in Euro Context

ITAL 374 - Classics of Italian Cinema

LLCU 279 - Introduction to Film History / ENGL 279 - Introduction to Film History (crosslisted)

Winter 2022

CANS 300 - Topics in Canadian Studies 1

EAST 353 - Approaches to Chinese Cinema

ENGL 381 - A Film-Maker 1

ENGL 385 - Topics in Literature and Film

ENGL 481 - A Film-Maker 2

ENGL 585 - Cultural Studies: Film

FILM 499 - Internship: World Cinemas

FREN 315 - Cinéma québécois / QCST 300 - Quebec Culture and Society (crosslisted) (taught in French)

HISP 341 - Spanish Cinema

ITAL 477 - Italian Cinema and Video

LLCU 300 - Cinema and the Visual

RUSS 395 - Soviet Cinema:Art and Politics

Course Offerings 2020-2021

Fall 2020

EAST 279 - Introduction to Film History / ENGL 279 - Introduction to Film as Art (crosslisted)

EAST 353 - Approaches to Chinese Cinema

EAST 564 - Structures of Modernity: Asia

ENGL 277 - Introduction to Film Studies

ENGL 351 - Studies in the History of Film 2

ENGL 365 - Studies in the History of Film 3

ENGL 481 - A Film-Maker 2

ENGL 484 - Seminar in the Film

ENGL 492 Image and Text

GERM 370 Special Topics in Germain Film

HISP 341 - Spanish Cinema

ITAL 374 - Classics of Italian Cinema

Winter 2021

EAST 368 - Asian Genre Cinemas

EAST 454 - Topics: Chinese Cinema

ENGL 366 - Film Genre

ENGL 385 - Topics in Literature and Film

ENGL 585 - Cultural Studies: Film

FREN 315 - Cinema Quebecois / QCST 300 - Quebec Culture and Society (crosslisted)

GERM 357 - Germain Culture in European Context

HIST 435 - Topics in South Asian History

ITAL 477 - Italian Cinema and Video

LLCU 300 - Cinema and the Visual

RUSS 395 - Soviet Cinema: Art and Politics

Course Offerings 2019-2020

Fall 2019

EAST 361 - Animation and New Media

EAST 362 - Japanese Cinema

EAST 454 - Topics: Chinese Cinema

ENGL 277 - Introduction to Film Studies

ENGL 374 - Film Movement or Period

ENGL 391 - Spec Top:Cultural Studies 1

ENGL 481 - A Film-Maker 2

ENGL 484 - Seminar in the Film

ENGL 492 - Image and Text

FILM 279 - Introduction to Film History

FILM 499 - Internship: World Cinemas

FREN 310 - Cinéma français 1

GERM 373 - Weimar German Cinema

HISP 341 - Spanish Cinema

HIST 435 - Topics in South Asian History

ITAL 375 - Cinema&Society in Modern Italy

RUSS 395 - Soviet Cinema:Art and Politics

Winter 2020

COMS 354 - Media Studies of Crime / ARTH 354 - Selected Topics Art History 2 (crosslisted)

COMS 361 - Selected Topics Comm Studies 1

EAST 369 - Gen & Sex in Asian Media

EAST 454 - Topics: Chinese Cinema

ENGL 280 - Intro to Film as Mass Medium

ENGL 381 - A Film-Maker 1

ENGL 382 - International Cinema 1

ENGL 385 - Topics in Literature and Film

ENGL 388 - Studies in Popular Culture

FILM 499 - Internship: World Cinemas

FREN 315 - Cinéma québécois / QCST 300 - Quebec Culture and Society (crosslisted)

GERM 357 - German Culture in Euro Context

HISP 340 - Latin American Cinema

Complementary Courses

Approved Complementary Courses 2021-2022

In addition to the courses approved on the eCalendar, this list comprises courses that will be accepted by your advisor for credit towards your Minor concentration in World Cinemas

Note: This list exceptionally applies only to these courses as they are offered in Fall 2021 - Winter 2021. Do not take these courses in a different year and assume that they will count towards your program; when in doubt contact your program advisor.

Fall 2021

HISP 454 - Major Figures: Span Lit & Cult (taught in Spanish)

RELG 358 - Religion and Cinema in India

Winter 2022

ANTH 408 - Sensory Ethnography

COMS 361 - Selected Topics Comm Studies 1

EAST 314 - Current Topics:Korean St 2

ENGL 359 - The Poetics of the Image

GERM 372 - Topics in German Cinema

GERM 379 - German Visual Culture

JWST 309 - Jews in Film

RUSS 397 - Tarkovsky:Cinema & Philosophy

Approved Complementary Courses 2020-2021

In addition to the courses approved on the eCalendar, this list comprises courses that will be accepted by your advisor for credit towards your Minor concentration in World Cinemas

Note: This list exceptionally applies only to these courses as they are offered in Fall 2020 - Winter 2021. Do not take these courses in a different year and assume that they will count towards your program; when in doubt contact your program advisor.

Fall 2020

COMS 491 - Special Topics in Communications Studies Topic: Queer TIme

Winter 2021

ANTH 304 - Chinese Culture in Ethnography and Film

ANTH 408 - Sensory Ethnography

COMS 354 - Media Studies of Crime / ARTH 354 - Selected Topics Art History (crosslisted)

EAST 250 - Introduction to Asian Media Studies

GERM 379 - German Visual Culture

JWST 309 - Jews in Film

Approved Complementary Courses 2019-2020

In addition to the courses approved on the eCalendar, this list comprises courses that will be accepted by your advisor for credit towards your Minor concentration in World Cinemas

Note: This list exceptionally applies only to these courses as they are offered in Fall 2019 - Winter 2020. Do not take these courses in a different year and assume that they will count towards your program; when in doubt contact your program advisor.