FILM220
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Contemporary Transnational Cinema
Interdepartmental
College of Liberal Arts
Course Subject Code
FILM
Course Number
220
Status
Active
Course Attributes
BINT: GenEd-Breadth/Interdisciplinar, DVIT: GenEd-Diversity International, GLC: GenEd-Global Challenges, NFIL: Minor-Film, PPD: GenEd-Power/Privilege/Diff, WRIT: GenEd-Writing Intensive
Course Short Title
Contemp. Transnational Cinema
Course Long Title
Contemporary Transnational Cinema
Course Description
The films chosen for this class are contemporary examples of "transnational" cinema, i.e., cinema that finds reception and distribution beyond its country of origin. Growing global interconnectedness has resulted in the expansion of a transnational market and audience for films. By closely analyzing a range of contemporary films from Argentina, Brazil, China, Iran, India, Germany, Spain, South Africa, and the United States, students will explore how these films' narrative styles reinforce or challenge the form of cinematic storytelling popularized globally by Hollywood cinema. This class will train students to watch and write about films by placing them in cultural and historical context.
Min
4
Repeatable
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Course Restrictions
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