Christian Keathley

I got this course from the lottery system. It turns out to be a surprise. Professor Keathley is a treasure. As I used to be a theorist interested in continental philosophy and new history, people like Roland Barthes and Hayden White, I find out that he is well-read in those fields even if they are not directly related to films. Every office hour is extremely rewarding. For the classes, most people do not do the reading. I have a habit of doing the reading right after class and not before class because all Prof Keathley's discussions are based on opinions in the reading and I don't really want spoilers from the reading to make class discussions boring. Films are well chosen but one should watch much more if he'she wants a better understanding of the film history. As a content providing class, exams are fairly easy in that it is some reciting (giving definitions to some film concepts) and approximately two essays per exam. He is a very kind grader in this sense I often don't get why I get extremely high grades in essays. Overall, it is not a hard course, the professor is too nice, and film nights are enjoyable. But if one wants something intellectually rewarding (like theorists), go to office hours and there is a new world to discover.

I got this course from the lottery system. It turns out to be a surprise. Professor Keathley is a treasure. As I used to be a theorist interested in continental philosophy and new history, people like Roland Barthes and Hayden White, I find out that he is well-read in those fields even if they are not directly related to films. Every …Read more

I really liked this class. The material was super interesting and the professor was super cool. My only issue with this class was that the whole grade was tests and the tests were pretty hard. I took this class hoping it would be easier than my others but it was my lowest grade that semester.

Professor Keathley is very clearly knowledgable and passionate about this field. The amount of screenings aren't overbearing and they're a bit difficult to decipher at first but the discussions in class after the screening are very helpful. The readings are a lot but very helpful to understand the films.