Labor on Film ((4 Credits))

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How do the mediums of TV and film frame workers? One goal is for these students to achieve a deeper and wider critical understanding of the history of the labor movement through film, and what some of the key figures in that movement and what other labor and worker rights activists are doing here in the US and around the world through this medium to both grow and maintain existing labor rights. The other chief goal would be to build a greater sense among the students as to their place in the ongoing union movement while gaining an understanding of the language of film and tools related to the medium that they can then put to use in creating their own media concerning the value of being in a union with their coworkers and colleagues-and possibly beyond. This course is offered as part of union partnership programs and is open to non-partnership students subject to availability. It is also only offered in-class through the college’s Harry J. Van Arsdale Jr. School for Labor Studies in New York City.