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      Postmodern Cinema and Westerns

      Postmodern Cinema and Westerns

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      1. Postmodern Cinema and Westerns
      • Intermediate Level

      Postmodern Cinema and Westerns

      This free online cinema course analyzes genre through an exploration of postmodern film, gangster movies and westerns.

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      In this free course, you will learn how to:

      • Explain the concept of ‘genre’ in cinema
      • Identify the different categories of genres
      • Discuss the theory of Dudley Andrew
      • Describe the characteristics of gangster cinema
      • Define ‘genre blending’
      • Outline Rick Altman's list of ten defining features of a genre
      • Describe the classic American western genre in detail
      • Assess the myths around westerns
      • Discuss some famous examples of postmodern cinema
      • Outline the characteristics of postmodernism in cinema
      • Discuss the theories of Linda Hutcheon, Fredric Jameson and Ihab Hassan
      • Indicate the features of postmodernism with illustrations from films

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