European Film
This course will focus on major European films in order to give students an overview of the film production of representative European filmmakers studied in the historical and societal context.
Outcomes: Students will gain an understanding of the distinctive aspects of the major European movements such as Italian neorealism, French new wave, New German Cinema and old and new Spanish surrealism.
Contemporary Poland in Film
This course will focus on major European films in order to give students an overview of the film production of representative European filmmakers studied in the historical and societal context.
Outcomes: Students will gain an understanding of the distinctive aspects of the major European movements such as Italian neorealism, French new wave, New German Cinema and old and new Spanish surrealism.
Pre-requisites: UCWR 110, C- or higher
European Studies
Film & Digital Media Studies
Global Studies
International Film & Media Studies
This is a writing intensive class. A grade of C- or better in UCWR 110 is required to enroll.
This course examines life in Poland through the cinematic lens. The films shown in class will deal with the lives of Polish people during the past 20 years within the context of contemporary Polish culture, politics, and economy. Class topics will include social justice, women's rights, LGBTQ+ themes, and relations between church and state.
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