PHI 3716 - Philosophy and Film

Institution:

SUNY at Purchase College

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Description:

4 credits. Alternate years A critical examination of influential attempts to understand the nature of the cinematic medium. Questions raised include: Is film a fine art Must a movie “re present reality” if it is to succeed as a movie Are there certain insights into human experience that are better expressed through film than through other media Readings include Siegfried Kracauer, Andre Bazin, and Stanley Cavell. Also offered as CIN 3716.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.purchase.edu

Phone Number:

(914) 251-6000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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