This document outlines the syllabus for a university course on cinema and literature in English. It includes required readings such as short stories and films, an overview of topics to be covered each week like experimental cinema and film noir, and assignment deadlines. Students will analyze films and stories in presentations and a final paper. The course aims to examine the relationships between literature and film through genres like the Western and themes like ethnicity and sexuality.

1. Cine y Literature en Lengua Inglesa
Profesora Elena Roth
Despacho A 318.3
Tutorías: L 11-1; M 11-1; X 11:30-12:30; 4-5
Required Texts:
Books
The Blank Wall, Elisabeth Sanxay Holding (1947)
The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven, Sherman Alexie (1993)
Brokeback Mountain, Annie Proulx (2005)
A Short Guide to Writing About Film, Timothy Corrigan (2009)
Films
Meshes of the Afternoon (Dir. Maya Deren, 1943, 14 min.)
Stagecoach (Dir. John Ford, 1939, 96 min.)
The Reckless Moment (Dir. Max Ophuls, 1949, 82 min.)
Strangers on a Train (Dir. Alfred Hitchcock, 1951, 101 min.)
Smokesignals (Dir. Chris Eyre, 1998, 88 min.)
Me and You and Everyone We Know (Dir. Miranda July, 2005, 91 min.)
Recommended
Strangers on a Train, Patricia Highsmith (1950)
Brokeback Mountain (Dir. Ang Lee, 2006, 134 min.)
Week 1:
Mon. Feb. 14 Introduction to the course
Tues. Feb. 15 View Eh, Jooey (1990, TV)
Week 2:
Mon. Feb. 21 Discuss Eh, Jooey
Tues. Feb. 22 Analyze Eh, Jooey
Week 3: Mise-en-scene
Mon. Feb. 28 Mise-en-scene
Tues. March 1 View Meshes of the Afternoon (Dir. Maya Deren, 1943, 14 min.)
Student presentations (Guiseppe, Nicole)
Week 4: Experimental Cinema
Mon. March 7 Discuss Meshes of the Afternoon
Student presentations (Carla, José, Mariana)
Tues. March 8 Cinematography
Student presentations
Week 5: The Western Genre
Mon. March 14 View Stagecoach (Dir. John Ford, 1939, 96 min.)

2. Tues. March 15 Finish viewing Stagecoach
Discuss film
Student presentations
Week 6: The Crime Novel Meets Domestic Fiction
Mon. March 21 Read: The Blank Wall, Elisabeth Sanxay Holding (1947)
Student presentations
Tues. March 22 Read: The Blank Wall
Student presentations
Week 7: Film Noir
Mon. March 28 Read: The Blank Wall
Student presentations
Tues. March 29 View The Reckless Moment (Dir. Max Ophuls, 1949, 82 min.)
Week 8: Editing
Mon. April 4 Discuss The Reckless Moment
Student presentations
Tues. April 5 Read: A Short Guide to Writing About Film, chapters 3 & 4
Editing
Student presentations
Week 9: Hitchcock and Sexuality
Mon. April 11 View Strangers on a Train (Dir. Alfred Hitchcock, 1951, 101 min.)
Tues. April 12 Finish viewing film
Discuss film
Student presentations
Week 10: Literature and Ethnicity
Mon. May 2 Read: The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven, Sherman Alexie
(1993)
Student presentations
No class! Madrid holiday. Student presentations will be moved to Tuesday, May 3.
Tues. May 3 Read: The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven
Student presentations
Week 11: Cinema and Ethnicity
Mon. May 9 View Smoke Signals (Dir. Chris Eyre, 1998, 88 min.)
Tues. May 10 Discuss film
Student presentations
Week 12: Sexuality and the Western
Mon. May 16 Read: Brokeback Mountain, Annie Proulx (1998)
Student presentations
Tues. May 17 Clips from Brokeback Mountain (Dir. Ang Lee, 1006, 134 min.)

3. Student presentations
Class cancelled – student presentations will be moved to Monday, May 16 or Tuesday, May 24
Week 13: Sexuality and Independent Cinema
Mon. May 23 View: Me and You and Everyone We Know (Dir. Miranda July, 2005, 91
min.)
Due: thesis for final paper (one or two sentences making an argument
about a text covered in class)
Tues. May 24 Finish viewing film
Discuss film
Student presentations
Week 14:
Mon. May 30 Final discussion
Student presentations
Due: final paper (4-5 single-spaced pages)
Tues. May 31 Prepare for final exam
Student presentations
Finals Week:
Friday, June 17 11:30-1:30 Final Exam Aula 15