Courses by semester
Courses for Winter 2025
Complete Cornell University course descriptions and section times are in the Class Roster.
| Course ID | Title | Offered |
|---|---|---|
| PMA 2405 |
Writing the Short
In this course students will write one short film no less than 7 pages and no more than 10. The goal of the class is to teach basic story mechanics, offer an entry way into screenwriting, and sharpen storytelling skills such as three act structure and character development. |
Summer. |
| PMA 2501 |
Playing out Difference: History and Identity in Sports Film
The importance of sports to American society and popular culture cannot be denied, and this seminar will study sports films' vital significance in representing the intersection of sports, history, and social identities. This seminar explores how the role of competition between individuals and teams in sports films relate to the competing discourses on race, gender, class, and sexuality in society at large. Additionally, we will examine how social issues are understood in sporting terms and concepts, such as: the hero and the underdog; urban and rural; natural talent versus hard work; and the individual versus team identity. Catalog Distribution: (ALC-AS, SCD-AS) (CA-AG, D-AG, LA-AG) Full details for PMA 2501 - Playing out Difference: History and Identity in Sports Film |
Winter. |
| PMA 3214 |
Dance in America: Cultures, Identities, and Fabrication
This course explores dance across multiple stages—TikTok videos, concert halls, streets—to assess how people create, sustain, and challenge markers of difference (race, gender, sexuality, ability, and class). How is dance appreciation different from appropriation? What are dancing avatars in video games allowed to do that real persons are not? We will examine genres such as k-pop, hip hop, salsa, modern dance, and ballroom as we develop the tools necessary for viewing dance, analyzing it, and understanding its place in larger social, cultural, historical, and political structures. We will explore how markers of difference affect the practice and the reception of dance forms, and, in turn, how dance helps shape representations of identities. Catalog Distribution: (ALC-AS) (CA-AG, LA-AG) Full details for PMA 3214 - Dance in America: Cultures, Identities, and Fabrication |
Winter. |
| PMA 3467 | Women Audiences in Film and Television |
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