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HIST 835 - Frontier Hollywood, Myth, & US
This course explores the dynamic relationship between American film and the mythical American frontier. Myth and its cultural significance, Frederick Jackson Turner's Frontier Thesis, the history of American cinema, the role of myth in film, the genesis of the Western, and the nature of Manifest Destiny, will be examined. 3.000 Credit hours 0.000 TO 3.000 Lecture hours 0.000 TO 3.000 Other hours Levels: Graduate Schedule Types: Lecture, Directed Reading, Examination History Department Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate

HIST 835 - Frontier Hollywood, Myth, & US

This course explores the dynamic relationship between American film and the mythical American frontier. Myth and its cultural significance, Frederick Jackson Turner's Frontier Thesis, the history of American cinema, the role of myth in film, the genesis of the Western, and the nature of Manifest Destiny, will be examined.
3.000 Credit hours
0.000 TO 3.000 Lecture hours
0.000 TO 3.000 Other hours

Levels: Graduate
Schedule Types: Lecture, Directed Reading, Examination

History Department

Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels:
Graduate

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