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Summer Session I
June 3 to July 5, 2013

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July 8 to August 9, 2013

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June 3 to August 9, 2013

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AMST 129a - From American Movie Musicals to Music Videos

4 credit hours
Instructor: James Mandrell
Requirements Fulfilled: ss
M, T, Th 11:00 AM - 01:20 PM Session 2

Summer Session II: July 8 to August 9, 2013
This course examines the spectacle of song and dance in movie musicals and music videos, beginning with the earliest talking pictures in the late 1920's and continuing to the present. Particular emphasis will be on technological change, race, gender and the commodification of culture, among other topics. You can view a syllabus for this class here.
Sage class number: 2131
Course Tuition: $2,320 plus a nonrefundable once per summer $50 registration fee