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2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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FILM 461 - Studies in Film and Culture


Description:
A critical examination of how American films both construct and appropriate images of American racial, ethnic, and cultural minorities and compares these constructions to those created by minority filmmakers. May be repeated for credit under different subtitles for up to 10 credits. FILM 461 and ENG 461 are cross-listed courses; a student may not receive credit for both. Course will not have an established scheduling pattern.

Credits: (5)

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

  • Relate the history of a minority culture (the peoples of a specific race, ethnicity or culture) in film as subjects, actors and creators.
  • Analyze “film image” in stereotype formation and social constructs of “self” vs. “other.”
  • Critically examine the portrayal of a specific race, ethnicity or culture in film.
  • Juxtapose the dominant discourse of the minority culture with the emerging use of film by members of that culture as part of a larger struggle for “cultural relevance and survivance”
  • Critically discuss of how minority filmmakers & actors are reframing the discourse of film making.

Learner Outcomes Approval Date:
5/04/17

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