Course Info: HACU-0131
| Course | HACU-0131 Global Cinemas |
| Long Title | Global Cinemas |
| Term | 2023S |
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| Meeting Info | Emily Dickinson HallüFranklin Patterson Hall 2üWLH on M,WüM from 10:30-11:50ü6:30-9:30 |
| Faculty | Eva Rueschmann |
| Capacity | 23 |
| Available | 1 |
| Waitlist | 0 |
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| Additional Info | Students should expect to spend 8 hours weekly on work and preparation outside of class time. Books: Title: World Cinema: A Critical Introduction Author: Shekhar Deshpanda and Meta Mazaj ISBN: 0415783577 Cost: $40.76 Title: Film Studies: The Basics Author: Amy Villarejo ISBN: 0367135019 Cost: $24.95 |
| Description | This course explored contemporary world cinemas from 2000 to the present. We focused on the narrative tradition of feature filmmaking, examining different cinematic styles, story traditions, authorship, genre conventions, and politics of representation as they have developed in different parts of the globe. The course emphasized close readings of films and also served as an introduction to analyzing films critically in terms of camera work, editing, art direction, narrative and style. Students were introduced to the concepts of world cinema, national film, and transnational cinema, the role of individual directors, and the historical, political, and cultural contexts in which the films were produced. Essays in film history and criticism contextualized and critiqued the feature films under study, which included works from Great Britain, Spain, Eastern Europe, Australia, China, South Korea, India, Hong Kong, Latin America, and others. |