ENG 372KRecent World Cinema

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Prerequisite(s): ENG 1020 OR ENG 1021 with a C- or better Students in Recent World Cinema learn about contemporary world cinema, especially those films to which students are unlikely to be exposed. These festival-oriented films are curated for their tight focus on cultural concerns and expressions that typically get lost in films made for broad markets. The course has a different theme every time it runs, based on the world cinema trends. Students investigate the films on textual, socioeconomic, political, cultural, gender based, and other theoretical levels. Through selected films, students interact with cultures they might not otherwise "visit," developing not only a greater understanding of that culture, but a more global perspective of their own culture. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for students, and a marquee course not found anywhere else. We work with the Denver Film Festival for screenings, filmmaker visits and talks, and cast/crew interviews to help students practice civic and community engagement.