FILM 435 Culture and Representation: Special Topic Units: 3.00
Advanced seminar on relations between societies and their expression in culture, with particular reference to film, television, and comparable media. Subjects have included interdisciplinary approaches and cultural studies; third cinema in the Third World.
Learning Hours: 108 (36 Lecture, 24 Laboratory, 48 Private Study)
Requirements: Prerequisite Registration in a FILM, MAPP, or COFI Plan.
Offering Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Science
Course Learning Outcomes:
- Cultivate an appreciation for new material and become comfortable participating in class discussion related to major topics and trends in culture and representation.
- Demonstrate inclusive and accountable film criticism and research while completing written assignments and participating in class discussion on history, identity, and representation.
- Explain the difference between writing styles associated with film and media theory.
- Incorporate visual analysis of representation and aesthetics in on-screen media into analytical research paper.
- Practice rewarding academic and personal skills to better manage the demands of university through workshops and self-reflections.