ENGH 362: Global Voices

ENGH 362-001: Political Film
(Fall 2012)

07:20 PM to 10:00 PM R

Thompson Hall 1017

Section Information for Fall 2012

Rethinking the concept of “political film” beyond its associations with revolutionary movements of the 1960s, this course will cover a variety of films made in diverse contexts. We will look at movies featuring characters who cross borders physically and metaphorically, traversing national borders as well as transgressing gender, class, and ethnic boundaries, and the violence with which both sets of borders are defended. The course will also address films that represent bodies that circulate across borders involuntarily—through deportation, enslavement, and human trafficking. Finally, we consider the border-crossing tendencies of cinema, looking at questions of transnational production, genre-mixing, and international distribution. Screenings include Dirty Pretty Things, Mission Kashmir, The Crying Game, La haine, Biutiful, The Other Francisco, and Divine Intervention.

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Course Information from the University Catalog

Credits: 3

Studies two cultures other than contemporary British or American culture through exploration of several textual forms such as written literature, oral literature, film, folklore, or popular culture. Specific cultures vary, but at least one is non- Western. Notes: May be repeated for credit when topic is different. Offered by English. May be repeated within the degree.
Mason Core: Mason Core, Global Understanding
Specialized Designation: Topic Varies
Recommended Prerequisite: Satisfaction of University requirements in 100-level English and in Mason Core literature.
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

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