Genre films employ "systems of orientations, expectations, and conventions that circulate between industry [the marketing of films], text [the content of films], and subject [the audience who watches the films]." Steven Neale and Frank Krutnik
"A romantic comedy is a film which has as its central narrative motor a quest for love, which portrays this quest in a light-hearted way and almost always to a successful conclusion.” Tamar Jeffers McDonald
"The best actors in the world, either for tragedy, comedy, history, pastoral, pastoral-comical, historical-pastoral, tragical-historical, tragical-comical-historical-pastoral, scene individable, or poem unlimited: Seneca cannot be too heavy, nor Plautus too light. For the law of writ and the liberty, these are the only men." Shakespeare, Hamlet 2.2.379-84

Policies on Attendance and late or missing work

Attendance Policy:
Attend every class.  We have a lot of ground to cover in a very short amount of time. If you become ill during the semester, send me an email immediately.  Please find a friendly face in class to take notes for you and to collect or turn in any handouts or assignments that are due.

If you encounter circumstances that make it difficult to abide by this policy, come and talk to me. An excessive number of absences will have a deleterious effect on your final grade. It is necessary, though not sufficient, that you attend at least 75% of the classes for a passing grade.

Late or missing work:
The grade on late papers and late 1-page essays will drop 10 points per calendar day that the essay is late. A paper is considered late if it is turned in after the end of class on the day it is due. All due dates on the syllabus are firm. Late Viewing Questions will not be accepted.

You cannot make up the pop quizzes.


Note that you must complete all of the papers to pass the class (even if they are turned in so late that they cannot receive a passing grade).

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