Seminar In Interdisciplinary Approaches to Culture and Film

3 units

This variable topics course is an interdisciplinary seminar on film/media designed for advanced undergraduate and graduate students. In particular, it is recommended for those seeking to understand film/media as a lived experience that takes place within cultural frameworks. As such, this course will bring into conversation various methodologies and perspectives, including film/media scholarship, as well as ones drawn from other fields of study in the humanities, sciences, or social sciences. The goal of this interdisciplinary approach is to illuminate how film/media both elicits and represents human response. The foci of this course may include such topics as violence and film/media, the body and film/media, the cognitive impact of film/media viewing, the relationship of environment to experiencing film/media, or the relationship of culturally specific events or trends to film/media production and reception. This course serves as a capstone for Film & Media Studies majors. Weekly or biweekly screenings or hands-on media labs required.