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Course Description

Cultural Influences in America | Analyze the influence of literature, music, film, historical events and the economy on American culture.

Learner Outcomes

Recognize the cultural importance of literature, music and film in the United States and its influence on popular culture; Develop an awareness of certain cultural genres; Describe how historic events affected literature, music and film; Recognize the economic impact of literature and the film and music industries in the United States.
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Section Title
PASD- Cultural Infl. America Film- Film Noir
Type
In Person
Days
M
Time
12:30PM to 3:30PM
Dates
Oct 05, 2026 to Dec 07, 2026
Schedule
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Contact Hours
30.0
Location
  • Off Campus
Delivery Options
In-Person  
Course Costs
Open Enrollment non-credit $40.00 Click here to get more information
Senior (60+) non-credit $0.00 Click here to get more information
Registration Fee
Drop Request Deadline
Oct 04, 2026
Section Transfer Request Deadline
Oct 04, 2026
Instructors
  • Richard Striner

Section Notes

Pasadena Senior Center | Cultural Infl. America Film- Film Noir | This classic film genre that was given its name by French movie critics after World War II. It began with film adaptations of “hardboiled” crime thrillers that were written from the 1920s onward by novelists like Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler, and James M. Cain. Tough-as-nails detectives probe the murky depths of the human soul, reckoning with villains — some of them “black widow” female killers — who teach us to “watch our backs” as we make our way through a world that can be sinister beyond belief.
Section Title
ASRC- Cultural Infl. America Film-Survey of Twentieth-Century fILM
Section Schedule
Oct 07, 2026 to Dec 16, 2026
Type
In Person
Days
W
Time
12:30PM to 3:30PM
Dates
Oct 07, 2026 to Nov 04, 2026
Type
In Person
Days
W
Time
12:30PM to 3:30PM
Dates
Nov 18, 2026 to Dec 16, 2026
Schedule
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Contact Hours
30.0
Location
  • Main Campus
Delivery Options
In-Person  
Course Costs
Open Enrollment non-credit $40.00 Click here to get more information
Senior (60+) non-credit $0.00 Click here to get more information
Registration Fee
Drop Request Deadline
Oct 06, 2026
Section Transfer Request Deadline
Oct 06, 2026
Instructors
  • Richard Striner

Section Notes

Arnold Senior Center | Cultural Infl. America Film- Survey of Twentieth-Century Film Part One | No class on Nov 11 | This course — the first of a two-class sequence — presents films that convey the excitement, sorrow, and change of early twentieth-century America.  Films of all types — musicals, melodramas, gangster films, westerns, screwball comedies, social protest exposes, satires — will help you compare the changing moods, attitudes, prejudices, and cultural transformations of the period.
Section Title
South County | Cultural Infl. America Film
Section Schedule
Oct 08, 2026 to Dec 17, 2026
Type
In Person
Days
Th
Time
1:00PM to 4:00PM
Dates
Oct 08, 2026 to Nov 19, 2026
Type
In Person
Days
Th
Time
1:00PM to 4:00PM
Dates
Dec 03, 2026 to Dec 17, 2026
Schedule
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Contact Hours
30.0
Location
  • Off Campus
Delivery Options
In-Person  
Course Costs
Open Enrollment non-credit $40.00 Click here to get more information
Senior (60+) non-credit $0.00 Click here to get more information
Registration Fee
Drop Request Deadline
Oct 07, 2026
Section Transfer Request Deadline
Oct 07, 2026
Instructors
  • John O'Dell

Section Notes

South County Senior Center | No class Nov. 26 | Cultural Infl. America Film | The course will examine the interaction of film with culture, noting through a variety of genres and time periods how the symbiotic nature of film and culture has enriched American life. The roles of individuals, groups, history, language, religion, fashion, technology, and art will be among the topics discussed as they intersect in American film classics.
Section Title
PSRC- Cultural Infl. America Film- Love, Death, Afterlife Films
Section Schedule
Oct 09, 2026 to Dec 18, 2026
Type
In Person
Days
F
Time
12:30PM to 3:30PM
Dates
Oct 09, 2026 to Nov 20, 2026
Type
In Person
Days
F
Time
12:30PM to 3:30PM
Dates
Dec 04, 2026 to Dec 18, 2026
Schedule
View Details
Contact Hours
30.0
Location
  • Off Campus
Delivery Options
In-Person  
Course Costs
Open Enrollment non-credit $40.00 Click here to get more information
Senior (60+) non-credit $0.00 Click here to get more information
Registration Fee
Drop Request Deadline
Oct 08, 2026
Section Transfer Request Deadline
Oct 08, 2026
Instructors
  • Richard Striner

Section Notes

Pascal Senior Center | Cultural Infl. America Film- Love, Death, Afterlife Films | No class Nov 27 | This course presents the Hollywood tradition of classic films about love, death, and the afterlife. This important cinematic genre began in the 1920s and ‘30s and continues all the way to the present. The plots of these movies are fascinating because they often adapt ancient themes like the myth of Orpheus and Euridice and then use them in brisk contemporary tales that are set in the here and now.
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