Spring 2027

The American Film Industry in the Era of the Studio System

Examines how industrial structure, trade policies, foreign markets, and censorship influenced Hollywood production practices during the studio system era up to 1948.

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2020: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=12 letter grades); Spring 2022: 3.28 GPA, 69.6% A/AB (n=23 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.94 GPA, 94.1% A/AB (n=17 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Identify major events, ideas, and institutions from the history of American film

  • Evaluate a range of films as historical works with relevance to American cultural, aesthetic, technological, and industrial histories

  • Analyze systems of power and unequal access to filmmaking resources in American film history, especially in regards to race and gender

  • Evaluate primary and secondary sources as historical evidence and determine the range of historical claims such evidence supports

  • Practice the skills needed to conduct historical research and writing

  • Identify and pursue opportunities to contribute to the field of American film history

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COM ARTS 350, 351, or declared in Communication Arts MA or PhD

COMARTS 556

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Student experience

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2020: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=12 letter grades); Spring 2022: 3.28 GPA, 69.6% A/AB (n=23 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.94 GPA, 94.1% A/AB (n=17 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Industrial structure, trade policies, foreign markets, and censorship impacts on Hollywood
  • Power dynamics and resource access regarding race and gender in film history

Skills

  • Identifying major events, ideas, and institutions in American film history
  • Evaluating films as historical works for cultural, aesthetic, technological, and industrial contexts
  • Analyzing power systems and resource access regarding race and gender in film history
  • Evaluating primary and secondary sources as historical evidence
  • Conducting historical research and writing

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Recorded 2026-10-14

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