FILM 300Q - Social Justice Cinema

Institution:

Westminster College (Salt Lake City)

Subject:

Film Studies

Description:

Through a critical analysis of key films portraying historic and current social justice struggles, this course will explore the representation of oppositional activism, methods of and calls to resistance, and decolonial liberation movements as represented in contemporary world cinema. Examples will include feature length films as well as documentaries in order to problematize how points of view and specific mediums affect narratives and how political commitments are manifest in artistic productions. Of special interest will be the portrayal of ongoing activist struggles amidst structural inequality and violence, how individual state actors are perceived as either facilitating or suppressing these, civil societal responses to these confrontations within the individual cinematic narratives, the ongoing legacy of colonialism, and the interventionist practices through which developed nations influence governance, human and civil rights, and economic decisions in the developing world. Texts and discussions will particularly address issues of race and ethnicity, gender and sexuality, and other markers of identity informing global movements and activism. Films may include profanity, violence, and/or sexually explicit images.

Credits:

2.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.westminstercollege.edu

Phone Number:

(801) 484-7651

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Four-one-four plan

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