DOCUMENTARY FILM: REPRESENTATION AND REALITY
Explore the blurred lines between fact and fiction in documentary film. Examine the motivations behind filmmakers' unconventional approaches to portraying "reality," and analyze how experimental techniques reshape our understanding of truth and representation.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: Sophomore standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Humanities & Arts Breadth - Humanities Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2024 Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify major trends in classical and contemporary documentary film practice. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Critically reflect on assumptions pertaining to genre and representation. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Explain the unfixed boundaries between documentary, narrative, and avant-garde film modes. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Apply theoretical terminology through detailed film analysis. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Analyze similarities, differences, and intersections in the philosophies ofnonfiction filmmakers and film scholars. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify major trends in classical and contemporary documentary film practice. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Critically reflect on assumptions pertaining to genre and representation. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Explain the unfixed boundaries between documentary, narrative, and avant-garde film modes. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Apply theoretical terminology through detailed film analysis. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Analyze similarities, differences, and intersections in the philosophies ofnonfiction filmmakers and film scholars. Audience: Undergraduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027