Spring 2023 Film UN2310 section 001

THE DOCUMENTARY TRADITION

Call Number 12589
Day & Time
Location
T 2:00pm-5:45pm
511 Dodge Hall
Points 3
Grading Mode Standard
Approvals Required None
Instructor Nico Baumbach
Type LECTURE
Method of Instruction In-Person
Course Description This class offers an introduction to the history of documentary cinema and to the theoretical and philosophical questions opened up by the use of moving images to bear witness, persuade, archive the past, or inspire us to change the future. How are documentaries different than fiction films? What is the role of aesthetics in relation to facts and evidence in different documentary traditions? How do documentaries negotiate appeals to emotions with rational argument? From the origins of cinema to our current “post-truth” digital age, we will look at the history of how cinema has attempted to shape our understanding of reality. FILM W2311
Web Site Vergil
Department Film
Enrollment 33 students (55 max) as of 9:06PM Friday, May 9, 2025
Subject Film
Number UN2310
Section 001
Division Interfaculty
Campus Morningside
Fee $75 Film Course Fee
Note Co-requisite disc section FILM UN2311
Section key 20231FILM2310W001