GER 199

Spring 2009

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CRN Type Section Time Day Location Instructor Section Details
10279
Independent Study
ARRANGED
n.a.
Location Pending
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
01/20/09-05/06/09
Special Approval:
Instructor Approval Required
33575
Practice
C
ARRANGED
n.a.
Location Pending
Lawrence, F
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
01/20/09-05/06/09
Credit:
1 hours
Section Info:
The UIUC German Choir is looking for new members to join us Tues 8-10 pm in St. Andrews Lutheran Chapel, 909 S. Wright St. Call 367-5127 or Email <flawrenc@uiuc.edu> for further information.
46603
Lecture-Discussion
DIS
3:00PM -4:50PM
TR
30 Wohlers Hall
Pinkert, A
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
01/20/09-05/06/09
Degree Notes:
Discovery course.
Credit:
3 hours
Section Info:
TOPIC: - Action Heroes: Popular Movies and Global Change What makes a movie last in our imagination? Popular movies can be entertaining and fun to watch but, at their best, they also engage in important social and moral questions. They explore the struggle between good and evil, how people make choices, how to make the world a better place or how to make a difference in our individual lives. In this course we examine this trend in popular movies of various genres, including action movies (The Matrix, I am Legend, The Dark Knight), animation (Ratatouille, Wall-E), TV shows (Joan of Arcadia) as well as political films (Ghandi, Lives of Others) and romantic comedies (Love Actually, The Visitor). The course will teach you how to watch popular movies more reflectively, providing the basic tools and terms of film analysis. Once, we have this foundation, we will examine more closely how the different genres appeal to both our desire for entertainment and our wish to better understand ourselves and the world around us. In addition, we will focus on the production, marketing, and reception of popular movies that bring global and individual awareness to the audience. Throughout the semester, we will discuss the wide-ranging meanings of heroism and the ways in which film and the media shape our understanding of this concept (weekly movie responses, interactive web discussions, midterm, final paper). First year Discovery Program course. Registration restricted to Freshmen. Students should enroll in only one Discovery course.
Restriction(s):
Restricted to students with Freshman class standing.
33576
Lecture-Discussion
Lecture-Discussion
X2
X2
5:00PM -6:20PM
5:00PM -6:50PM
W
M
1136 Foreign Languages Building
1136 Foreign Languages Building
Bergvelt, A
Bergvelt, A
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
01/20/09-05/06/09
Section Info:
This section is for Engineering students only and is scheduled to begin late in the term. Start date is February 18.
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