GERO 220 - Elderly in Film and Arts

Institution:

Flathead Valley Community College

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Description:

3 credits (Fall and Summer Semesters) Prerequisites: ability to use internet and word processing. Analysis of the portrayal of older adults in film and lit-erature. Class discussions focus on the style and thematic content of film and literature, as well as intergenerational relationships. Discussion and short essays enable con-sideration of how film and literature help in the study of aging and also how the process of aging can be a creative force within film and literature. Students will have a final project of producing a life review video or a picture scrap-book with a client.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.fvcc.edu

Phone Number:

(406) 756-3822

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Semester

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