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CLASS ADD POLICY
CLASS ADD POLICY
CLASS ADD POLICY
CLASS ADD POLICY
I will not add anyone to the class who is not on the official wait list. Placement on the wait list does not guarantee a spot in the class. Please continue to look for other open CCSF classes and assume that you will not get into the class if you are on the wait list. If the course is full and any spots open up, I will only add students on the official wait / add request list in order of placement during Week 1 for this class (September 2nd - September 8th).
Before the class begins on September 2nd: Once the class is full, students are able to request placement on the wait list. The wait list has ten spots. If a spot opens up in the class before it begins, the registration system will contact the first person on the wait list via CCSF email to offer them the spot. Wait list students are given a window of time (24 hours) to add the class before their spot is offered to the next student on the wait list. You must check your CCSF email every day. If you are offered a spot in the class and you miss your window, you will be removed from the wait list and your spot will be offered to the next student on the list.
Before the class begins on September 2nd: Once the class is full, students are able to request placement on the wait list. The wait list has ten spots. If a spot opens up in the class before it begins, the registration system will contact the first person on the wait list via CCSF email to offer them the spot. Wait list students are given a window of time (24 hours) to add the class before their spot is offered to the next student on the wait list. You must check your CCSF email every day. If you are offered a spot in the class and you miss your window, you will be removed from the wait list and your spot will be offered to the next student on the list.
After the class begins: Once the class has begun, the wait list disappears. After the course has begun, all students who were previously on the wait list need to submit a “Class Add Request” ASAP. Any student can submit a “Class Add Request." If there are any open spots in the class after it begins, I will authorize adds for as many spots that are available from the “Class Add Request” list in order on the first day of class and throughout Week 1. If your Class Add Request is approved you must then register for the course. You must check your CCSF email every day. If you are offered a spot in the class and you miss your window, you will be removed from the “Class Add Request” list and your spot will be offered to the next student on the list.
After the class begins: Once the class has begun, the wait list disappears. After the course has begun, all students who were previously on the wait list need to submit a “Class Add Request” ASAP. Any student can submit a “Class Add Request." If there are any open spots in the class after it begins, I will authorize adds for as many spots that are available from the “Class Add Request” list in order on the first day of class and throughout Week 1. If your Class Add Request is approved you must then register for the course. You must check your CCSF email every day. If you are offered a spot in the class and you miss your window, you will be removed from the “Class Add Request” list and your spot will be offered to the next student on the list.
IMPORTANT: I will not add any students to the class after the first week. I will not give extensions on assignments due at the end of Week 1 for students adding the class late in Week 1. As soon as the class enters Week 2, the roster is set, and the class moves forward.
IMPORTANT: I will not add any students to the class after the first week. I will not give extensions on assignments due at the end of Week 1 for students adding the class late in Week 1. As soon as the class enters Week 2, the roster is set, and the class moves forward.
Placement on the wait list or “Class Add Request” list does not guarantee a spot in the class. Please continue to look for other open CCSF classes and assume that you will not get into the class. IMPORTANT: The registration system might indicate that spots are open in the class when in fact those spots are waiting to be claimed by those on the wait list or “Class Add Request” list. Please do not email me about adding the class. Registration will contact you via CCSF email if any spots are available.
Placement on the wait list or “Class Add Request” list does not guarantee a spot in the class. Please continue to look for other open CCSF classes and assume that you will not get into the class. IMPORTANT: The registration system might indicate that spots are open in the class when in fact those spots are waiting to be claimed by those on the wait list or “Class Add Request” list. Please do not email me about adding the class. Registration will contact you via CCSF email if any spots are available.
Thank you.
Thank you.
CITY COLLEGE OF SAN FRANCISCO
CITY COLLEGE OF SAN FRANCISCO
Cinema Department Fall 2025
Cinema Department Fall 2025
Instructor: Denah Johnston
Time: Online Course/Canvas
Messaging for class related items: Canvas Inbox only for enrolled students.
Typical response time within 48 hours M-F, not including holiday or school closures.
Email: djohnston(at)ccsf.edu
Other Courses Taught By Professor Johnston in Fall 2025:
CINE 23A The Films of Alfred Hitchcock
CINE 23C: Cult Cinema
Helpful Links:
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Canvas Support Hotline (844) 592-2198 available 24/7
Course Description:
Course Description:
Study the enduring appeal and social/political commentary of film noir's dark shadows, corruption, seductive femme fatales, alienated antiheroes, mid-century psychological struggles, and rain-slicked streets, often adapted from pulp novels and hard-boiled crime fiction.
Study the enduring appeal and social/political commentary of film noir's dark shadows, corruption, seductive femme fatales, alienated antiheroes, mid-century psychological struggles, and rain-slicked streets, often adapted from pulp novels and hard-boiled crime fiction.
Films:
Films:
All films for the class will be embedded in Canvas via streaming resources provided by the CCSF Library. Once you use your RAM ID to access Canvas you will be able to stream the films directly in each Module. You do not need to rent or purchase films for this class.
All films for the class will be embedded in Canvas via streaming resources provided by the CCSF Library. Once you use your RAM ID to access Canvas you will be able to stream the films directly in each Module. You do not need to rent or purchase films for this class.
Cinema Research Guide for CCSF Libraries
Required Text:
Required Text:
Film Noir A Very Short Introduction by James Naremore
Film Noir A Very Short Introduction by James Naremore
Student Learning Outcomes:
Student Learning Outcomes:
* Describe the historical significance of film noir in relation to American society.
* Evaluate film noir's cultural origins in American crime fiction and Hollywood gangster films of the 1930s.
* Examine the economic influences on film noir style.
* Analyze the visual style and aesthetics of film noir.
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