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| The Diverse Identities of Post-Colonial African Cinema - 12960 - FST 496 - 001 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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All students are expected to attend and participate in person at the assigned day/time. (F2F) Cross-listed with 569-001 Prerequsite: FST 205 Junior or Senior standing African cultures, religions, traditions, and epistemologies were subject to European erasure and replacement during Europe’s colonial occupation in Africa. Consequently, the post- colonial African identity, since the 20th Century, has been further complicated by the resulting hybridization, the effects of which extend to African cultural products like its cinemas. In this seminar class, we are examining Post-colonial Africa and its cinematic articulation of an African identity. Looking at their aesthetics, industries, and social, historical and political contexts, we will explore how these cinemas navigate the complexities around identity, while also invoking new ways to challenge their European conceptualizations. In Sections I and II, we will explore traditional ways African Cinema has been theorized. In sections III and IV, we will explore potentially new ways to theorize African cinemas in relation to identity. Our study will take us through cinemas in North, West, South and East Africa. Associated Term: Fall 2024 Registration Dates: Mar 28, 2024 to Aug 31, 2024 Levels: Undergraduate Attributes: UnvStdy Capstone, UnvStdy Critical Reasoning, UnvStdy Writing Intensive Main Campus Lecture Schedule Type 3.000 Credits View Catalog Entry
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| Senior Seminar in Film Study: Cinematic Emotions - 12961 - FST 496 - 002 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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All students are expected to attend and participate in person at the assigned day/time. (F2F) Cross-listed with 569-002 Prerequsite: FST 205 Junior or Senior standing This course examines cinematic depictions of emotions and traces their connections and tensions with affect, perception, and rational deliberation. We will theorize crucial, and at times difficult, emotions such as regret, jealousy, anger, shame, fear, and love through studying both verbal and non-verbal repertoire employed in cinematic masterpieces across the globe, both classical and contemporary. Students will be expected to read and engage with scholarly literature on affect and media theory, as well as philosophical accounts of emotions, psychology, and ethics. Associated Term: Fall 2024 Registration Dates: Mar 28, 2024 to Aug 31, 2024 Levels: Undergraduate Attributes: UnvStdy Capstone, UnvStdy Critical Reasoning, UnvStdy Writing Intensive Main Campus Lecture Schedule Type 3.000 Credits View Catalog Entry
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| Senior Seminar in Film Study: Women and Cinema - 12962 - FST 496 - 003 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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All students are expected to attend and participate in person at the assigned day/time. (F2F) Cross-listed with 569-003 Prerequsite: FST 205 Junior or Senior standing This course will examine the representations of women, women filmmakers, and film stars, among others. The course includes screenings of Hollywood and a variety of international films. We will discuss how cinema constructs women’s image and how women contribute to and deconstruct cinema from a comparative perspective. Associated Term: Fall 2024 Registration Dates: Mar 28, 2024 to Aug 31, 2024 Levels: Undergraduate Attributes: UnvStdy Capstone, UnvStdy Critical Reasoning, UnvStdy Writing Intensive Main Campus Lecture Schedule Type 3.000 Credits View Catalog Entry
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| Senior Seminar in Film Study: Marvel(ous) Movies - 12963 - FST 496 - 004 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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All students are expected to attend and participate in person at the assigned day/time. (F2F) Prerequsite: FST 205 Junior or Senior standing As one of the chief competitors to the domination of Disney productions, it is necessary to understand the role that Marvel movies play within the animation industry. The focus of this course will be to challenge ways these films support in a reactionary manner the status quo at the expense of more nuanced depictions of race & ethnicities, gender, and social class. Students will deconstruct the core concerns of superhero narratives to understand exactly how these films are reflections of their times. Examining the underlying conservative politics, the compromised ideological reasoning, and the questionable construction of meanings should elucidate exactly how these films operate to influence, represent, construct, and distort popular culture. Associated Term: Fall 2024 Registration Dates: Mar 28, 2024 to Aug 31, 2024 Levels: Undergraduate Attributes: UnvStdy Capstone, UnvStdy Critical Reasoning, UnvStdy Writing Intensive Main Campus Lecture Schedule Type 3.000 Credits View Catalog Entry
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