Music and Masculinity in the Movies of Martin Scorsese

This course considers the work of American filmmaker Martin Scorsese, with close attention to (1) how Scorsese uses music (and sound) to construct intense cinematic worlds and (2) how his film characters and plots represent various sorts of white American men. The consistent collision between Scorsese's interest in music as a driver of film style and content and his penchant for male-centered, frequently violent narratives makes him an ideal central figure for our study of white American masculinities at the movies over the last five decades. Films to be studied include "Mean Streets," "Taxi Driver," "Raging Bull," "Goodfellas," "Cape Fear," "The Departed," "Shutter Island," and "The Wolf of Wall Street." Required screenings: Mondays @ 4pm

Course Attributes: EN H; BU Hum; AS HUM; FA HUM; AR HUM; AS SC

Music and Masculinity in the Movies of Martin Scorsese

FILM AND MEDIA STUDIES 305

Section A

Section 01