COMM 3600 - Documentary Cinema

Institution:

Tulane University of Louisiana

Subject:

Communication

Description:

Prof. Ukadike. Pre-requisite: COMM 115." " The films to be studied in this course are selected from the spectrum of documentary film practice from the 1920s to the present. Concentration will be on specific topics as well as an historical overview. Consideration placed on the developing and shifting conception of documentary film practice, social issues, political and propagandistic values, and documenting “Other,” as well as claims to veracity and objectivity will be treated within an analytical framework. Different approaches to production—particularly within the burgeoning ethnographic and women’s film practices—will also be examined.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.tulane.edu

Phone Number:

(504) 865-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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