MACS 373

Fall 2013

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Credit: 3 hours.

Same as ENGL 373. See ENGL 373.

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CRN Type Section Time Day Location Instructor Section Details
57982
Lecture-Discussion
P
11:00AM -12:50PM
TR
59A English Building
Prendergast, C
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
08/26/13-12/11/13
Section Title:
Disability in Film
Section Info:
Topic Section P: Disability in Film This course will examine disability as it is approached, managed, and represented by the film industry. Questions we will consider: How are disabled characters represented in popular films and how has that representation changed over time? How have independent films attempted to counter mainstream portrayals of disability by offering a more complex view? How does the mainstream film industry assume an able-bodied, able-minded audience? We will examine films featuring deaf actors whose signs are 'translated' on screen, cinemagraphic techniques for rendering impaired mental states, and the politics of able-bodied actors representing disabled characters. We will also screen descriptive audio of movies created specifically for the visually impaired, films done completely in ASL (American Sign Language), and attend a 'Lights Up, Sound Down' screening (designed to accommodate viewers with autism and sensitivity issues) at a local theatre. Screenings will be accompanied by readings in disability and culture. Requirements include attendance at screenings, participation in class discussion, and three short papers in lieu of a final with a presentation to the class.
57983
Lecture-Discussion
Lecture-Discussion
S
S
2:00PM -3:50PM
2:00PM -4:20PM
R
T
160 English Building
148 Armory
Newcomb, J
Newcomb, J
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
08/26/13-12/11/13
Section Title:
Haunted Cinema
Section Info:
Topic Section S: Haunted Cinema In this section of ENGL/MACS 373 we will examine narrative films about haunting?featuring ghosts, vampires, demons, and other weird creatures - to explore the many ways in which cinema is itself a 'haunted' cultural form with complex, fascinating, sometimes troubling psychic, emotional, religious, and political meanings. Our examination will range from some of the earliest cinematic haunting narratives to some very recent Hollywood films. We?ll consider these far-reaching questions, among others: ?How can cinema, that quintessentially 20th-century art form, reveal to us what forces and fears haunt the modern world? In what ways is cinema a 'haunted' form, and the viewer of films both haunter and haunted? ?How can cinematic narratives of haunting provide us with powerful metaphors of hidden interconnection, even some degree of religious or spiritual experience, in the fragmented, skeptical environment of modernity? ?How do these narratives allow us to explore anxieties and fantasies involving identity, gender, and sexuality that often seem taboo in our everyday lives? Attendance at weekly screenings, multiple analytical essays, a final exam, and consistent class participation will be required.
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