Film Studies - Wesleyan University

Elia Kazan Centennial NOW PLAYING!!!

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The Common Ground Middletown International Film Festival is now running.
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Visiting Wesleyan

Prospective students who are organizing a visit to Wesleyan and are interested in sitting in on a Film Studies class should ideally plan to be on campus between Monday and Thursday, as these are the days during which most Film Studies classes are held. We encourage prospective students to visit the introductory or intermediate level Film Studies classes, which best provide an overview of the subject and illustrate the approach of the department. (Enrollment is much larger in these classes than in upper-level seminars, however.)

If you plan on visiting a class with the Film Studies Department, please call the Film Studies Administrative Assistant, Joyce Heidorn, at (860)685-2220 to clear your visit with the professors. If cleared, please arrive before the class begins and introduce yourself to the instructor. Film Studies classes can be quite long, as they typically include both a film screening and a lecture or discussion; if you can not stay for the entire class, please try to arrive at the beginning of class so as not to interrupt proceedings halfway through.

The best classes to visit for Spring 2008 are:

Film 310: Introduction to Film Analysis
M 1:10-4:30 in the Center for Film Studies Screening Room 100 (lecture)
W 12:10-5:00 in the Center for Film Studies Room 124 (discussion sections)

Film 320: The New German Cinema
T/Th 1:10-4:00 in the Center for Film Studies Screening Room 100

Film 160: Past on Film
T !:10-4:30 in the Center for Film Studies Screening Room 100

Please consult this web site, or contact the Film Studies administrative assistant, Joyce Heidorn, if you have further questions about the department or the major (e-mail: jheidorn@wesleyan.edu, phone: 860-685-2220).