24-2520
Course investigates how social, economic, and political institutions of a particular country affect film style and content. In turn, course considers how movies provide metaphorical snapshots of their culture at a specific moment. Examining both U.S. and other cultures, movies and videos allow for the viewing of art as a construction of a culture, not simply a personal or natural phenomenon. Course is important for all film and video students in the media treatment of a culture. Past topics have included Iranian cinema, cinemas of Australia and New Zealand, Pan African cinema, and Czech New Wave cinema. This course may be repeated as topics change.
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