African Diaspora Through Film

Catalog description

This course examines the human condition of Africans throughout the diaspora through the use of ethnographic documentaries, feature length films, reality television and methods of social science. Through screenings, the application of ethnographic materials, film theory and discussion, students will: (1) analyze socially and politically significant films that are aesthetically grounded in cultures of the global south; and (2) the role of anthropologist as filmmaker.