Institute of Continuing Education (ICE)
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An intensive introduction to film noir and the way this cinema captured the zeitgeist of particular periods of time across different national, socio-historical and cultural contexts. From its roots and through its cyclic reinvention up to the upsurge into contemporary settings, the course will explore the unique stylistic aspects, the thematic preoccupations and the protagonists at the heart of film noir. A selected body of films will indicate how they constitute ambivalent elements for the critique and/or support of the status quo.