PHIL 309 - Ethics through Film (Put on reserve 9/16/17)

Description:
An examination of ethical theories and themes in film, including the ethics of filmmaking. Films will be selected from a wide range of possibilities, including foreign productions. Formerly PHIL 402, students may not receive credit for both. (Put on reserve 9/16/17. Will go inactive 8/24/2020.)

Credits: (5)

Learner Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

Identify ethical themes in contemporary films from around the world and across a spectrum of diverse viewpoints, including those of different economic classes, gender, and ethnic / minority groups.
Apply literary criticism and theory to analyses of ethical dilemmas and contemporary ethical issues in film.
Critically watch films and evaluate how their form and content work together to produce / construct meaning.
Develop analytical reading and writing skills.
Assess, discuss, and write critically about film from a philosophical perspective.
Identify and discriminate between a variety of ethical theories (such as utilitarianism, ethical egoism, deontology, relativism, feminism, etc.) as they appear in film.

Learner Outcomes Approval Date:
1/23/2014