World Cinema

Catalog description

This course offers an advanced exploration of world cinema, tracing the historical-development and impact of films from diverse global-regions, including Europe, Asia, Latin-America, Africa, and the Middle-East. Students will analyze key film movements, directors, and the unique storytelling techniques that distinguish world-cinema from Hollywood's dominant-influence. The course emphasizes the socio-political contexts of films, the role of national and transnational identities, and the global-circulation of cinematic-forms.