Summer 2024 Film S4215 section 001

CONTEMPORARY GLOBAL DOCUMENTAR

CONTEMPORARY GLOBAL DOCUM

Call Number 10021
Day & Time
Location
MW 1:00pm-4:10pm
511 Dodge Hall
Points 3
Grading Mode Standard
Approvals Required None
Instructor Joshua L Glick
Type SEMINAR
Method of Instruction In-Person
Course Description

Documentaries are increasingly proliferating across small and large screens around the world. They circulate as market commodities, forms of entertainment, and vehicles for social change. In this seminar we will compare different national and regional contexts of contemporary documentary production, including projects created within the media industries of Mexico, Peru, India, China, Cambodia, and Israel. We will also examine how documentaries resonate locally, but can still transcend geographic borders and engage viewers across the globe. Crucial to our course will be the close analysis of how documentaries actively address civil rights struggles, oppressive government regimes, cultural trends, environmental crises, and progressive social movements to create more inclusive, equitable communities. So, too, will we examine emerging technologies (such as VR/AR), strategies of international co-production, star-studded film festivals, as well as the global reach and impact of mega studios such as Netflix and Wanda. This course fulfills the Global Core requirement.

Web Site Vergil
Subterm 05/20-06/28 (A)
Department Summer Session (SUMM)
Enrollment 19 students (20 max) as of 9:05PM Monday, December 2, 2024
Subject Film
Number S4215
Section 001
Division Summer Session
Fee $30 Film Course Fee
Section key 20242FILM4215S001