Not offered in 1996. 16.7 2nd and 3rd years Dr. Barbara Creed. 111-105 & 111-108 No more than four hours of lectures, tutorials and film screenings a week. Students completing this subject should:

• demonstrate an understanding of the historical and stylistic development of the film noir body of texts from the silent period to the present;
• appreciate the symbolic relevance of the changing image of the femme fatale in the film noir;
• demonstrate an understanding of postmodern cinematic practice in relation to contemporary film noir.

A close study of film noir texts from Pandora's Box to The Last Seduction with emphasis on an evolving noir style. Topics studied will include: Silent period; noir and German expressionism; noir horror; classic Hollywood noir of the 40s; postmodern noir and the evolving image of the femme fatale. Written work which may comprise class papers, essays or take-home examination totalling 5,000 words. Copjec Joan (ed) Shades of Noir Verso London 1993 Kaplan E Ann (ed) Women in Film Noir BFI Publishing 1980