Spring 2016 topic

We will examine Hollywood¡¯s Romantic Comedies as a genre, with special focus on how race affects the genre.  There will be theoretical readings to understand how to analyze this film genre. These theories will be examined in light of four different subgroups of films: Classic, Contemporary, Interracial, and Racial/Ethnic.  Changes in the genre will be compared to the history of gender, race, and marital relations as well.