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Recent courses taught in Media & Cinema Studies at DePaul University:

History of Cinema I: MCS 207

History of Cinema II: MCS 208

Style and Storytelling in Cinema: MCS 273

Horror Films: MCS 348

African American Cinema: MCS 349

Bah Humbug! – Analyzing Christmas Media Texts: MCS 353

Adaptation: MCS 353/520

Topics in Comics Studies: MCS 358

B-movies: MCS 360

Focal Point Seminar – Soap Operas: LSP 112
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    Blair Davis is an Associate Professor of Media and Cinema Studies in the College of Communication at DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois. He has a PhD from McGill University in Montreal, Canada. His books include "Movie Comics: Page to Screen/Screen to Page" and "The Battle for the Bs: 1950s Hollywood and the Rebirth of Low-Budget Cinema".

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