ANTH 331 - Public Culture:Anthropology Through Film

Institution:

Virginia Commonwealth University

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Description:

Semester course; 3 lecture hours. 3 credits. Explores how anthropology can contribute to a critical analysis of films as cultural representations. Class discussion will relate particular films both to the cultural context they depict and to the cultural context in which they were produced. Will also examine films as images that produce cultural meanings with the potential to affect the viewer's understanding of the world and comprehension of self.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.vcu.edu/

Phone Number:

(804) 828-0100

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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