CINE 350 - Poetics and Politics of the Essay Film

Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU, CD, WADV

This course addresses documentary cinema from France, from the invention of the Lumiere cinematographe in 1896 to digital filmmaking at the beginning of the 21st century. As we study early city symphonies, ethnographic and anthropological films, war documentaries, cinema-verite, and biographical and advocacy films, we will investigate the structures, techniques, and ideologies that identify these practices as non-fictional, and wrestle with claims of truth and objectivity. Taught in English.
Enrollment Limit: 20
Instructor: R. Conrath
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisites: CINE 290 or 299, FREN/CINE 250, or the equivalent.
Cross List Information This course is cross-listed with FREN 404.