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Focuses on the occult and/or psychedelic dimensions of horror films and popular culture. Critical, historical, and theoretical approaches to fear, disgust, the monster, the supernatural, delirium, esotericism, limit experiences, "good" and "bad" trips.

Prerequisites: Film studies 46 or upper-division standing, and consent of instructor.

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1, 2, 3

Passtime

Upper division only

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Letters and science

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SIEGEL G D
Greg Siegel
3.0
34 reviews
Winter 2024 . Siegel G D
SSMS 2303
T R
13:00 PM - 15:20 PM
FAMST 187PH Siegel G D Fall 2024 Total: 17
FAMST 187PH Siegel G D Winter 2024 Total: 18
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FAMST70 . Siegel G D 5 Months Ago

Siegel is super nice and you can tell he's really intelligent. Cool guy but OH MY GOD his vocab is far too pretentious. He speaks in synonyms. Also, the subject matter is super interesting, but somehow the course makes it seem dull. Wish I got more from my experience. This is the hardest FAMST prerequisite imo -- 96 was a breeze in comparison.

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FAMST70 . Siegel G D 8 Months Ago

Be prepared to never be able to write everything down. He says he doesn't like putting things on the slides and then proceeds to put dense text on the slides. Readings are NECESSARY TO KEEP UP ON IN ORDER TO PASS. TAs are the ones who really create understanding in the class. Skip a screening? Be prepared for your grade to drop 3%.

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FAMST70 . Siegel G D 8 Months Ago

I honestly really enjoyed Professor Siegel this quarter. His lectures were very dense but were easily understandable if you read the readings and were gone over in section. Your TA definitely makes or breaks your grade! Be prepared for lots of reading, this course is definitely ap gov, comms, and advertising on crack!!!!

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FAMST70 . Siegel G D 8 Months Ago

I have no idea what the grading criteria are like. The professor just talk about bunch of useless stuff and I can't learn anything from the lectures.

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FAMST70 . Siegel G D 10 Months Ago

Someone clearly wasn't hugged as a kid

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FAMST70 . Siegel G D 10 Months Ago

an obnoxious and unrealistic amount of reading is assigned weekly that you're expected to comprehend and memorize for both the midterm and final exam

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FAMST 187ZZ
0 / 18 Closed
Topics in Film and Television Analysis
T B A
R
16:00 PM - 18:50 PM
FAMST 187SD
16 / 18 Enrolled
Topics in Film and Television Analysis: Screendance
Duckler H J
W
13:00 PM - 15:50 PM
77.9% A
FAMST 188TV
16 / 18 Enrolled
Writing for Television
Cheri Steinkellner 4.6
M
10:00 AM - 12:50 PM
72.2% A
FAMST 188A
25 / 18 Full
Basic Screenwriting
Matt Jackson 4.4 Wendy Jackson 5.0
T R
11:00 AM - 12:50 PM
70.4% A
FAMST 188WR
19 / 18 Full
The Writers Room
Cheri Steinkellner 4.6
M
14:00 PM - 16:50 PM
88.2% A
FAMST 189OM
18 / 18 Full
Occult Media
Mcclenaghan K
R
16:00 PM - 18:50 PM
45.5% A