This course examines both theories of authorship throughout the history of film and media studies as well as the various institutional, media specific and artistic contexts in which authorship functions. Weeks will focus on auteurism, post-structuralism, political cinema groups (e.g., Dogme 95), Hollywood filmmaking, Television authorship, Documentary filmmaking, Independent filmmakers, avant-garde artists, adaptation and collaborative authorship. We will study the work of Robert Rodriguez, Aaron Sorkin, Lars von Trier, Douglas Adams, George Romero, Stan Brakhage. J.J. Abrams and Werner Herzog among others.
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