
ALFRED HITCHCOCK
English 2183-01
(6-9 W)ÑFall 2003
Dr. Deborah
Wilson, Witherspoon 145
968-0482; E-mail: Office hours:
12:30-2:00 p.m. TR; by appointment MWF
Required Textbooks:
Wood, Robin. HitchcockÕs Films Revisited.
Rev. ed. New York: Columbia
UP, 2002.
Modleski, Tania. The Women Who Knew Too Much: Hitchcock and Feminist
Theory. 1988. New York: Routledge, 1989.
GRADES: There will be 2 exams, each of which will constitute 35% of
your grade. There will also be
quizzes and short writing assignments; all of those grades averaged together
will constitute the remaining 30% of your grade. All writing assignments must be typed, double-spaced, with
1-inch margins on all four sides, and in Times New Roman (size 12) font. Be advised: I do not give makeup
quizzes unless you were required by the university to miss class, nor do I
accept late homework. Period.
ATTENDANCE: If you miss class 3 times, I will drop you with a WF (note
that if you drop yourself, you receive a W). You must be present to succeed in this course. I will check roll during both halves of
each class.
ASSIGNMENTS: readings are listed on the date they are due. We will view all films in class on the
dates listed.

Aug. 20ÑIntroduction to the course
VIEW:
The 39 Steps (1935; 86
m)

Aug. 27ÑREAD: Wood Ch. 13 (275-87)
VIEW: Blackmail (1929; 86 m)
Sept. 3ÑREAD: Modleski Ch. 1 (17-30); Wood
Ch. 12 (249-74)
VIEW: Rebecca (1940; 2 hrs 10 m)
Sept. 10ÑREAD: Modleski Ch. 3 (43-55)
VIEW: Shadow of a Doubt (1943; 1 hr 48 m)

Sept. 17ÑREAD: Wood Ch. 14 (238-302)
VIEW: Notorious (1946; 1 hr 41 m)
Sept. 24ÑREAD: Modleski Ch. 4 (57-71); Wood
Ch. 15 (303-35)
VIEW: Rear Window (1954; 1 hr 55 m)
Oct. 1ÑREAD: Modleski Ch. 5 (73-85); Wood
Ch. 3 (100-7)
VIEW: The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956; 2 hrs)
Oct. 8ÑMid-term Exam (on first 6 films)
VIEW: The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934; 74 m)
Oct. 15ÑREAD: Wood Ch. 17 (358-70); Hark
essay (photocopy)
VIEW: North by Northwest (1959; 2 hrs 16 m)

Oct. 22ÑREAD: Wood Ch. 5 (131-41)
VIEW: Vertigo (1958; 2 hrs 8 m)
Oct.
29ÑREAD: Modleski Ch. 6 (87-100); Wood Ch. 4 (108-30) & Ch. 18 (371-87)
VIEW: Psycho (1960; 1 hr 49 m)
Nov. 5ÑREAD: Wood Ch. 6
VIEW: The Birds (1963; 1 hr 59 m)
Nov. 12ÑREAD: Wood Ch. 7 (152-72)
VIEW: Marnie (1964; 2 hrs 9 m)
Nov. 19ÑREAD: Wood Ch. 8 (173-97) & Ch.
19 (388-405)
VIEW: Frenzy (1972; 1 hr 56 m)
Nov. 26ÑHOLIDAY (eat some bird)
Dec. 3ÑREAD: Modleski Ch. 7 (101-14) &
ÒAfterwordÓ (115-21); Wood Ch. 11 (239-48)
VIEW: episodes from television series, Alfred
Hitchcock Presents

Dec. 10ÑFinal exam (on the last 8 films)