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Introduction
Introduction
Origins, the First "True" Hitchcock Film
Origins, the First "True" Hitchcock Film
READING:
READING:
Hitchcock/Truffaut Introduction & Chapters 1-2
Hitchcock/Truffaut Introduction & Chapters 1-2
SCREENING:
SCREENING:
The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (Alfred Hitchcock, 1928)
The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (Alfred Hitchcock, 1928)
Experimenting with Sound
Experimenting with Sound
READING:
READING:
Hitchcock/Truffaut Chapter 3
Hitchcock/Truffaut Chapter 3
SCREENING:
SCREENING:
Blackmail (Alfred Hitchcock, 1929)
Blackmail (Alfred Hitchcock, 1929)
Espionage & Spies
Espionage & Spies
READING:
READING:
Hitchcock/Truffaut Chapter 4
Hitchcock/Truffaut Chapter 4
SCREENING:
SCREENING:
The 39 Steps (Alfred Hitchcock, 1935)
The 39 Steps (Alfred Hitchcock, 1935)
The End of Hitchcock's British Period
The End of Hitchcock's British Period
READING:
READING:
Hitchcock/Truffaut Chapter 5
Hitchcock/Truffaut Chapter 5
SCREENING:
SCREENING:
The Lady Vanishes (Alfred Hitchcock, 1939)
The Lady Vanishes (Alfred Hitchcock, 1939)
Hitchcock in Hollywood
Hitchcock in Hollywood
READING:
READING:
Hitchcock/Truffaut Chapter 6
Hitchcock/Truffaut Chapter 6
SCREENING:
SCREENING:
Rebecca (Alfred Hitchcock, 1940)
Rebecca (Alfred Hitchcock, 1940)
Hitchcock's America
Hitchcock's America
READING:
READING:
Hitchcock/Truffaut Chapter 7
Hitchcock/Truffaut Chapter 7
SCREENING:
SCREENING:
Shadow of a Doubt (Alfred Hitchcock, 1943)
Shadow of a Doubt (Alfred Hitchcock, 1943)
Midterm: Hitchcock at War
Midterm: Hitchcock at War
READING:
READING:
Hitchcock/Truffaut Chapter 7
Hitchcock/Truffaut Chapter 7
SCREENING:
SCREENING:
Lifeboat (Alfred Hitchcock, 1944)
Lifeboat (Alfred Hitchcock, 1944)
Post-War Hitchcock
Post-War Hitchcock
READING:
READING:
Hitchcock/Truffaut Chapter 8, "Romantic Irony" in Hitchcock's Romantic Irony (pgs. 3-37)
Hitchcock/Truffaut Chapter 8, "Romantic Irony" in Hitchcock's Romantic Irony (pgs. 3-37)
SCREENING:
SCREENING:
Notorious (Alfred Hitchcock, 1946)
Notorious (Alfred Hitchcock, 1946)
Rebelling Against Technological Limitations
Rebelling Against Technological Limitations
READING:
READING:
TBA
TBA
SCREENING:
SCREENING:
Rope (Alfred Hitchcock, 1948)
Rope (Alfred Hitchcock, 1948)
Doubles and Deception
Doubles and Deception
READING:
READING:
Hitchcock/Truffaut Chapters 9-10
Hitchcock/Truffaut Chapters 9-10
SCREENING:
SCREENING:
Strangers on a Train (Alfred Hitchcock, 1951)
Strangers on a Train (Alfred Hitchcock, 1951)
Voyeurism and the Spectator
Voyeurism and the Spectator
READING:
READING:
Hitchcock/Truffaut Chapter 11
Hitchcock/Truffaut Chapter 11
SCREENING:
SCREENING:
Rear Window (Alfred Hitchcock, 1954)
Rear Window (Alfred Hitchcock, 1954)
Unconventional Hitchcock
Unconventional Hitchcock
READING:
READING:
Hitchcock/Truffaut Chapter 12
Hitchcock/Truffaut Chapter 12
SCREENING:
SCREENING:
Vertigo (Alfred Hitchcock, 1958)
Vertigo (Alfred Hitchcock, 1958)
Revolutionary Hitchcock
Revolutionary Hitchcock
READING:
READING:
Hitchcock/Truffaut Chapter 13
Hitchcock/Truffaut Chapter 13
SCREENING:
SCREENING:
Psycho (Alfred Hitchcock, 1960)
Psycho (Alfred Hitchcock, 1960)
Controversial & Apocalyptic Hitchcock
Controversial & Apocalyptic Hitchcock
READING:
READING:
Hitchcock/Truffaut Chapter 14, 16
Hitchcock/Truffaut Chapter 14, 16
SCREENINGS:
SCREENINGS:
Marnie (Alfred Hitchcock, 1964) & The Birds (Alfred Hitchcock, 1963)
Marnie (Alfred Hitchcock, 1964) & The Birds (Alfred Hitchcock, 1963)
Late Hitchcock
Late Hitchcock
READING:
READING:
Hitchcock/Truffaut Chapter 16, Walter Clemons' "The Trouble With Alfred," Vanity Fair
Hitchcock/Truffaut Chapter 16, Walter Clemons' "The Trouble With Alfred," Vanity Fair
SCREENING:
SCREENING:
Frenzy (Alfred Hitchcock, 1972)
Frenzy (Alfred Hitchcock, 1972)
Final
Final
Important Dates for Fall 2025:
Important Dates for Fall 2025:
Day Class Begins: September 2
Last Day to Drop Class for 100% Refund: September 11
Last Day to Add: September 19
Last Day to Drop Without 'W': September 19
Last Day to Drop With 'W': November 20
Last Day to select P/NP: November 20
Day Class Ends: December 19
Final Grades Available via MyRam: January 8
Assignments:
Assignments:
Our class starts at 8am on Tuesday, September 2nd The course consists of 16 Modules. This class covers 1 Module each week. You will be able to read material, watch films, and complete assignments for each week beginning each Monday at 8 am. All assignments and quizzes for each week must be completed by 11:59pm on Sundays. Most modules will require a discussion post, a response post, and a quiz.
All quizzes consist of 5 questions. You will have 10 minutes for each weekly quiz. The Midterm and Final are composed of short essay questions.
The class requires a minimum of about 8-10 hours of work per module. You will fall behind if you do not plan ahead and complete the work throughout each week. You will not be able to watch feature films, complete the reading (and take quiz(zes) on the reading) and write a discussion post/response post for each Module if you wait until the weekend to complete the work. Discussion assignments make up the majority of the final grade and they require time to receive full points. I cannot open Modules before their scheduled time to accommodate travel plans, vacation, etc.
Attendance:
Attendance:
Students must login and complete work on Canvas in order to stay in the class. Students who do not complete all work (both discussion post assignments and quiz in Module 1 & 2) from the first week by Sunday, September 7th at 11:59pm will be dropped from the class. Students who do not complete two consecutive discussion assignments (both the initial post and response post) and do not communicate with me will be dropped from the class. Any student who falls below a 60% (total grade) at any point before the completion of Module 9 and does not communicate with me will be dropped from the class. I will maintain grade book records via Canvas.
Students must login and complete work on Canvas in order to stay in the class. Students who do not complete all work (both discussion post assignments and quiz in Module 1 & 2) from the first week by Sunday, September 7th at 11:59pm will be dropped from the class. Students who do not complete two consecutive discussion assignments (both the initial post and response post) and do not communicate with me will be dropped from the class. Any student who falls below a 60% (total grade) at any point before the completion of Module 9 and does not communicate with me will be dropped from the class. I will maintain grade book records via Canvas.
Please see the City College of San Francisco's standards for Substantive Interaction for Distance Learning Courses for information about requirements as described in California Code of Regulations, Title 5: Education, under Chapter 6, Article 1 on Distance Education.
Please see the City College of San Francisco's standards for Substantive Interaction for Distance Learning Courses for information about requirements as described in California Code of Regulations, Title 5: Education, under Chapter 6, Article 1 on Distance Education.
Online and Hybrid Courses: Substantive participation is considered necessary for normal progress in an online or hybrid class. Therefore, a student taking an outline or hybrid course must participate in the class during the first week, and regularly participate throughout the term according to the requirements listed on the instructor's syllabus. Otherwise, the student may be dropped by the instructor as stated in AR 5075 Course Adds, Drops, and Withdrawals or as stated on the instructor's syllabus. Faculty will define required participation in the syllabus for an online or hybrid course and will determine the consequences of a lack of participation.
Online and Hybrid Courses: Substantive participation is considered necessary for normal progress in an online or hybrid class. Therefore, a student taking an outline or hybrid course must participate in the class during the first week, and regularly participate throughout the term according to the requirements listed on the instructor's syllabus. Otherwise, the student may be dropped by the instructor as stated in AR 5075 Course Adds, Drops, and Withdrawals or as stated on the instructor's syllabus. Faculty will define required participation in the syllabus for an online or hybrid course and will determine the consequences of a lack of participation.
Completing quizzes or tests is not considered substantive interaction to satisfy attendance in this class. You must complete both the initial post and response post in each discussion assignment to meet the standards of 'instructor-to-student contact' and 'student-to-student contact' as outlined in CCSF's Substantive Interaction for Distance Learning Courses. Completing the response post and refraining from completing the initial post in each discussion assignment does not satisfy the attendance requirement in this class.
Completing quizzes or tests is not considered substantive interaction to satisfy attendance in this class. You must complete both the initial post and response post in each discussion assignment to meet the standards of 'instructor-to-student contact' and 'student-to-student contact' as outlined in CCSF's Substantive Interaction for Distance Learning Courses. Completing the response post and refraining from completing the initial post in each discussion assignment does not satisfy the attendance requirement in this class.
I will make my best effort to contact students at least once before dropping them from the course, but keep in mind I typically have hundreds of students per semester. Students are responsible for withdrawing from the course before the posted deadlines (see "Important Dates"). Keep in mind that I must report accurate census reports for all my classes after the first three full weeks of instruction. I also must report accurate records of midterm and final grades. Failure to do so may result in several consequences for CCSF, myself, and my students: the most serious accusation being involvement with financial aid fraud. I will contact students via Canvas Inbox. Please make sure that you check your Canvas Inbox or link Canvas messaging to your CCSF email or preferred email address.
I will make my best effort to contact students at least once before dropping them from the course, but keep in mind I typically have hundreds of students per semester. Students are responsible for withdrawing from the course before the posted deadlines (see "Important Dates"). Keep in mind that I must report accurate census reports for all my classes after the first three full weeks of instruction. I also must report accurate records of midterm and final grades. Failure to do so may result in several consequences for CCSF, myself, and my students: the most serious accusation being involvement with financial aid fraud. I will contact students via Canvas Inbox. Please make sure that you check your Canvas Inbox or link Canvas messaging to your CCSF email or preferred email address.
Standards of Conduct
Standards of Conduct
Students who register in CCSF classes are required to abide by the CCSF Student Code of Conduct
Violation of the code is basis for referral to the Student Conduct Coordinator or dismissal from the course or CCSF. You are expected to do your own work, and have your own unique answers to questions. Anyone found cheating or plagiarizing the work of others will receive a zero on the assignment and face disciplinary action at the college. PLAGIARISM = copying/citing the words, images, videos, or ideas of others without giving them credit.
Use of GenAI is not permitted in this class.
DSPS Accommodations
DSPS Accommodations
Disabled Students Programs & Services
Students with disabilities who need academic accommodations should request them from the Disabled Students Programs and Services (DSPS) located in the Rosenberg Library, Room 323 on the Ocean Campus. Telephone:
415-452-5481 (V) 415-452-5451 (TDD).
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