Perspectives on Society and Film

Catalog description

This is an Institutional Priority course that develops key competencies in critical thinking and oral communication through an introduction to society in film. This course includes additional online modules to support Institutional Priority Learning Outcomes and Career Competencies. The course offers an opportunity for students to apply critical thinking skills to various aspects of society in film and to gain experience in developing and presenting original arguments in oral forms. The course examines various connections between American films and American society and culture. Looking at films from different genres and different eras, the course will emphasize three general connections between film and society: how films record prevailing American values and attitudes, how films sometimes protest and attempt to change values and attitudes, and how some historical films attempt to revise our understanding of historical events and eras.