FMS 195ST: Lights/Camera/Wanderlust!

Catalog

Introductory Special Topic: Lights, Camera, Wanderlust! This course explores the intimate relationship between cinema and travel in the early twentieth century, contextualizing how cinema's history is closely intertwined with the histories of colonialism, tourism, and migration, by looking at early travelogues and contemporary films on road trips. We will examine the cinematic strategies employed to feature places and cultures along with their ideological underpinnings. Buckle up for a wild ride! Prerequisites: None.