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Fall 2017 | CSCL 3176 Section 001: Oppositional Cinemas (34626)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Laboratory
- Credits:
- 4 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Class Attributes:
- UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session09/05/2017 - 12/13/2017Wed 06:00PM - 09:00PMUMTC, East BankNicholson Hall 355
- Course Catalog Description:
- The ways diverse national cinemas engage the international hegemony of Hollywood cinema. The cinematic struggle against cultural imperialism and the role of race, class, and gender in the domain of international cultural politics.
- Class Description:
- The first question we will address pertains to the title of the course: cinema in opposition to what? The quick answer would define oppositional cinema as films (or filmmaking practices) that oppose classical Hollywood cinema or the conventions of mainstream filmmaking. As such, oppositional cinema might attempt to counter the formal and ideological dominance of Hollywood films, it may experiment with non-linear and anti-realist narrative, it might challenge cultural stereotypes, or it might challenge the material supports (financial or corporate structures) of filmmaking. The longer answer is one we will work out over the course of the semester by watching a range of films from various genres and regions of the world that approach this question from different angles. We will consider the films within the historical, political, and technological contexts. In this respect, we will also study the cultural contexts out of which oppositional cinematic forms have emerged and to which they respond?those dealing with gender, race, sexuality, resistance to capitalism and imperialism, etc. In essence, the goal of this course is to expand our understanding of cinematic practices and the cultural functions of film.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/34626/1179
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 3 November 2010
Spring 2017 | CSCL 3176 Section 001: Oppositional Cinemas (52152)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Laboratory
- Credits:
- 4 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Class Attributes:
- UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/17/2017 - 05/05/2017Mon 02:30PM - 05:15PMUMTC, East BankNicholson Hall 33501/17/2017 - 05/05/2017Wed 04:00PM - 05:15PMUMTC, East BankNicholson Hall 145
- Course Catalog Description:
- The ways diverse national cinemas engage the international hegemony of Hollywood cinema. The cinematic struggle against cultural imperialism and the role of race, class, and gender in the domain of international cultural politics.
- Class Description:
- The first question we will address pertains to the title of the course: cinema in opposition to what? The quick answer would define oppositional cinema as films (or filmmaking practices) that oppose classical Hollywood cinema or the conventions of mainstream filmmaking. As such, oppositional cinema might attempt to counter the formal and ideological dominance of Hollywood films, it may experiment with non-linear and anti-realist narrative, it might challenge cultural stereotypes, or it might challenge the material supports (financial or corporate structures) of filmmaking. The longer answer is one we will work out over the course of the semester by watching a range of films from various genres and regions of the world that approach this question from different angles. We will consider the films within the historical, political, and technological contexts. In this respect, we will also study the cultural contexts out of which oppositional cinematic forms have emerged and to which they respond?those dealing with gender, race, sexuality, resistance to capitalism and imperialism, etc. In essence, the goal of this course is to expand our understanding of cinematic practices and the cultural functions of film.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/52152/1173
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 3 November 2010
Spring 2016 | CSCL 3176 Section 001: Oppositional Cinemas (58543)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Laboratory
- Credits:
- 4 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Class Attributes:
- UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/19/2016 - 04/04/2016Tue 02:30PM - 05:15PMUMTC, East BankPeik Hall 15501/19/2016 - 05/06/2016Thu 02:30PM - 03:45PMUMTC, East BankNicholson Hall 12004/05/2016 - 05/06/2016Tue 02:30PM - 05:15PMUMTC, East BankFord Hall 150
- Course Catalog Description:
- The ways diverse national cinemas engage the international hegemony of Hollywood cinema. The cinematic struggle against cultural imperialism and the role of race, class, and gender in the domain of international cultural politics.
- Class Notes:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/?gyeng002+CSCL3176+Spring2016
- Class Description:
- The first question we will address pertains to the title of the course: cinema in opposition to what? The quick answer would define oppositional cinema as films (or filmmaking practices) that oppose classical Hollywood cinema or the conventions of mainstream filmmaking. As such, oppositional cinema might attempt to counter the formal and ideological dominance of Hollywood films, it may experiment with non-linear and anti-realist narrative, it might challenge cultural stereotypes, or it might challenge the material supports (financial or corporate structures) of filmmaking. The longer answer is one we will work out over the course of the semester by watching a range of films from various genres and regions of the world that approach this question from different angles. We will consider the films within the historical, political, and technological contexts. In this respect, we will also study the cultural contexts out of which oppositional cinematic forms have emerged and to which they respond?those dealing with gender, race, sexuality, resistance to capitalism and imperialism, etc. In essence, the goal of this course is to expand our understanding of cinematic practices and the cultural functions of film.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/58543/1163
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 3 November 2010
Spring 2015 | CSCL 3176 Section 001: Oppositional Cinemas (60034)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Laboratory
- Credits:
- 4 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Class Attributes:
- UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/20/2015 - 05/08/2015Tue 02:30PM - 05:15PMUMTC, East BankNicholson Hall 27501/20/2015 - 05/08/2015Thu 02:30PM - 03:45PMUMTC, East BankNicholson Hall 275
- Course Catalog Description:
- The ways diverse national cinemas engage the international hegemony of Hollywood cinema. The cinematic struggle against cultural imperialism and the role of race, class, and gender in the domain of international cultural politics.
- Class Description:
- Oppositional cinemas are recognizable by their efforts to subvert the formal and thematic strategies of mainstream (notably, Hollywood) cinema. Therefore, this course examines films that offer alternatives to Hollywood's techniques and values. These films are not just formal experiments, but also attempts to challenge the structures of capitalism, racism, patriarchy, and colonialism. Although most of the course follows a rough chronology, moving from the 1920s to the 1970s, it is more solidly structured around a set of loosely defined cinematic movements and political issues. In analyzing these movements and issues we will not only broaden traditional notions of film, but also see how cinema participates in the subversion of social power.
- Grading:
- 25% Midterm Exam
25% Final Exam
20% Journal
30% Reflection Papers - Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/60034/1153
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 20 January 2015
Summer 2014 | CSCL 3176 Section 001: Oppositional Cinemas (89003)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture Workaround
- Credits:
- 4 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session06/16/2014 - 08/08/2014Tue, Thu 01:25PM - 05:30PMUMTC, East BankNicholson Hall 315
- Course Catalog Description:
- The ways diverse national cinemas engage the international hegemony of Hollywood cinema. The cinematic struggle against cultural imperialism and the role of race, class, and gender in the domain of international cultural politics.
- Class Description:
- What makes a film "oppositional" to Hollywood or dominant cinema? We begin with classic films like Casablanca and It's a Wonderful Life. From there we explore film movements as diverse as Soviet cinema, Italian Neorealism, the French New Wave, American experimental & avant-garde cinema, Third Cinema from Latin America, feminist cinema, and African-American cinema. We will look at how these films experiment with form, but also the ways in which film addresses structures such as capitalism, racism, colonialism, imperialism, and patriarchy. Many of these films are part of self- identified movements aimed at changing viewing practices and/or re-examining cinema's role in the broader society. In analyzing these movements, we will see how cinema participates in the subversion of social power. This course fulfills the Liberal Education requirements for "Global Perspectives."
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/89003/1145
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 6 March 2014
Spring 2014 | CSCL 3176 Section 001: Oppositional Cinemas (66942)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Laboratory
- Credits:
- 4 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Class Attributes:
- UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/21/2014 - 05/09/2014Tue 02:30PM - 05:15PMUMTC, East BankFolwell Hall 10801/21/2014 - 05/09/2014Thu 02:30PM - 03:45PMUMTC, East BankFolwell Hall 108
- Course Catalog Description:
- The ways diverse national cinemas engage the international hegemony of Hollywood cinema. The cinematic struggle against cultural imperialism and the role of race, class, and gender in the domain of international cultural politics.
- Class Description:
- What does it mean for cinema to be "oppositional"? The answer to this question depends, obviously, on the nature of the opposition (e.g., against imperialism, against Hollywood, against patriarchy, against conventional realism, etc.). Since it would be impossible to deal with all forms of oppositional cinematic expression in one semester, we will focus on examples from India (a paradigmatic case given that India is the world's largest producer of films per year). And, without trying to make overly broad and general claims about cinema and opposition, we will aim to discern the form and content of oppositional ideas in the films of key Indian directors: Bimal Roy, Satyajit Ray, Ritwik Ghatak, Mrinal Sen, Adoor Gopalakrishnan, and Shyam Benegal. Prior acquaintance with film terms and vocabulary is a definite advantage; interpretive skills expected. [Lecture-discussion; short papers, final exam.]
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/66942/1143
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 9 November 2013
Spring 2013 | CSCL 3176 Section 001: Oppositional Cinemas (68600)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 4 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Class Attributes:
- UMNTC Liberal Education RequirementDelivery Medium
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/22/2013 - 05/10/2013Mon 04:45PM - 05:45PMUMTC, East BankNicholson Hall 27501/22/2013 - 05/10/2013Wed 04:45PM - 07:30PMUMTC, East BankNicholson Hall 275
- Course Catalog Description:
- The ways diverse national cinemas engage the international hegemony of Hollywood cinema. The cinematic struggle against cultural imperialism and the role of race, class, and gender in the domain of international cultural politics.
- Class Description:
- The first question we will address pertains to the title of the course: cinema in opposition to what? The quick answer would define oppositional cinema as films (or filmmaking practices) that oppose classical Hollywood cinema or the conventions of mainstream filmmaking. As such, oppositional cinema might attempt to counter the formal and ideological dominance of Hollywood films, it may experiment with non-linear and anti-realist narrative, it might challenge cultural stereotypes, or it might challenge the material supports (financial or corporate structures) of filmmaking. The longer answer is one we will work out over the course of the semester by watching a range of films from various genres and regions of the world that approach this question from different angles. We will consider the films within the historical, political, and technological contexts. In this respect, we will also study the cultural contexts out of which oppositional cinematic forms have emerged and to which they respond?those dealing with gender, race, sexuality, resistance to capitalism and imperialism, etc. In essence, the goal of this course is to expand our understanding of cinematic practices and the cultural functions of film.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/68600/1133
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 3 November 2010
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