CINE 323 - Theory and History of Global Cinema

Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU, CD, WINT

Not only is cinema the global mass medium of the twentieth century, but now globalization has come to be the defining characteristic of cinema in the twenty-first century. This course provides a critical context and mapping strategies for studying of contemporary global cinema and introduces students to theoretical debates about the categorization and global circulation of films, aesthetics, audiences, authorship, and concepts of the national, regional, and transnational. We will attend to the history of internationalism in cinema, the role of film festivals, and shifts in global popular cinema, drawing on traditions an

Enrollment Limit: 20
Instructor: L. Vonderheide

Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes: CINE 290 or Consent of instructor