This course is the second of a two part sequence that aims to give students an introductory overview of the history of global cinema. The present course covers the period from the 1960s to the present. The course introduces students to various aspects of cinema that have to be considered under the rubric "film history:' modes of production, national and transnational frameworks, film aesthetics, film art and authorship, and various historical and socio-cultural factors that have influenced the production, circulation and reception of films around the globe.