This course will engage and explore robotic and virtual servants and assistants in film, television, and commercial advertisements from the 20th and 21st centuries. 

This course is a hybrid of critical film studies, feminist and queer theory, and video production, requiring participants to engage both conceptually and creatively.  

Examines films made in Taiwan, Korea, Hong Kong, Japan and the PRC to better understand the formation and flow of international film genres.

This course will engage and explore robotic and virtual servants and assistants in film, television, and commercial advertisements from the 20th and 21st centuries. 

This course will engage and explore robotic and virtual servants and assistants in film, television, and commercial advertisements from the 20th and 21st centuries.

Play video games for credit this summer! In this course, you'll learn the history of video games by playing retro game systems in class. You'll discuss the academic approaches to studying games, as well as the role of race, gender, and sexuality in gaming culture. You'll learn how game technology works, and complete an activity in which the class collectively builds its own video game controller. You will also learn to make your own simple video games using Scratch, Twine, and other software--no experience required!