ClassInfo - Spring 2017 Cultural Stdy/Comparative Lit Classes

Spring 2017 | CSCL 3176 Section 001: Oppositional Cinemas (52152)

Instructor(s): Hongwei Chen
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 Session

01/17/2017 - 05/05/2017

Mon 02:30PM - 05:15PM

UMTC, East Bank

Nicholson Hall 335

01/17/2017 - 05/05/2017

Wed 04:00PM - 05:15PM

UMTC, East Bank

Nicholson 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

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