World Cinema

Catalog description

EDP, GS, H- In this communication studies course, students learn about world cinema by experiencing and analyzing films. Students gain knowledge of film production from historical, commercial, scientific, cultural, and artistic perspectives influenced by cultural norms and values. In addition, students will investigate film form and the language of film as expressed by different cultural preferences to discover the creative process of film production, distribution, and viewership. Moreover, students will gain knowledge by analyzing, synthesizing, and evaluating global films as it relates to global systems of power, privilege, and inequality. Assessment methods may include film analysis, review of production elements, and small group projects on critiquing film genre narratives.