FWS: Animals and East European Film

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In this course, students will explore animal welfare, behavior, and conservation through East European cinema. We will discuss wildlife, companion, and farm animals in conjunction with human cultures, history, politics, and geography of Eastern Europe. The course will cover various animal species in fiction films, documentaries, and animation from the region. We might compare them with films from other parts of the world. We will also analyze film production techniques e.g., light, shots, angles, and moving camera shots. Each student will write film reviews, come up with a good research question, put together an annotated bibliography, and compose a research paper. The course includes field trips to the Cornell museum and barns. All movies are subtitled and available for streaming to be watched at home.