Film Studies 197 - Quest for Self in a Postmodern World

Institution:

St Lawrence University

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Description:

This course looks at the social forces that determine and structure how we form our identities. We link these concerns about selfhood with the role of media to the acceleration and subsequent fragmentation of information, the emergence of virtual reality, the spread of global capitalism, the rise of the megalopolis and the experiences of privatization, narcissism and cynicism. We also look at how traditional sociological categories such as race, gender and class are being affected by these emerging special formations.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.stlawu.edu

Phone Number:

(315) 229-5011

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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