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Campus | Bryn Mawr |
Semester | Spring 2023 |
Registration ID | ENGLB213001 |
Course Title | Global Cinema |
Credit | 1.00 |
Department | Comparative Literature |
Instructor | Dabashi,Pardis |
Times and Days | MW 02:40pm-04:00pm
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Room Location | EHLEC |
Additional Course Info | Class Number: 2298 This course introduces students to one possible history of global cinema. We will discuss and analyze a variety of filmmakers and film movements from around the world. Students will be exposed to the discipline of film studies as it is specifically related to the cinema of East Asia, South Asia, Africa, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East. We will study these works with special emphasis on film language, aesthetics, and politics, as well as film style and genre. Along the way, we will explore a number of key terms and concepts, including colonialism, postcolonialism, form, realism, surrealism, futurism, orientalism, modernity, postmodernity, hegemony, the subaltern, and globalization. Filmmakers will include, among others, Wong Kar-wai, Satyajit Ray, Shirin Neshat, Fernando Mereilles, Agnès Varda, and Werner Herzog. Approach: Cross-Cultural Analysis (CC), Critical Interpretation (CI); Haverford: Humanities (HU) ( ) Enrollment Cap: 25; If the course exceeds the enrollment cap the following criteria will be used for the lottery: Majors and minors by class (seniors then juniors) |
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