FILM 300AA - Anarchy & the Apocalypse

Institution:

Westminster College (Salt Lake City)

Subject:

Film Studies

Description:

Through a critical analysis of key films portraying dystopian and/or post-apocalyptic events, this course will explore the representation of gender and sexuality amidst tales of eminent and complete societal collapse. Of special interest will be the relationship between traditional gender and sexuality roles vis-a-vis life changing events disrupting those constructions and suggesting the possibility of creating alternative postmodern identities. Examples will range from early foundational films including Fritz Lang's Metropolis (1927); to mid to late twentieth century films concerned with the possibilities of nuclear annihilation such as On the Beach (1959), over-population as envisioned in Soylent Green (1973), and totalitarian governments as in the adaptations of Fahrenheit 451 (1966) and 1984 (1956 and 1984); the return to film noir tropes in Blade Runner (1982), Brazil (1985), and Twelve Monkeys (1995); to the current resurgence of the genre via YA novel adaptations (Hunger Games (2012), Divergent (2014), etc) alongside dystopian re-imaginations staring diverse protagonists such as 28 Days Later (2002), I am Legend (2007) and Book of Eli (2010), among others. Texts and discussions will particularly address issues of gender and sexuality, race and ethnicity, and other markers of identity, as well as salient critiques of government and politics as evidenced in these films. Films may include profanity, violence, and/or sexually explicit images.

Credits:

4.00

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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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