PLSC 300C - 001

Contemporary Political Issues: Comparative Politics
Session
January Term Session
Class Number
1055
Career
Undergraduate
Units
3 units
Grading
Graded Alpha
Topic
Dictators on Film
Description
Investigation of selected topics or methods in Comparative Politics. This course may be repeated depending on subject matter.
Class Notes
This course focuses on how authoritarian rules have been depicted in movies. Studying major theories of authoritarianism, we will watch, analyze, and write about movies that explore different portrayals of dictators, how they come to power, how they stay in power, and how they lose power. This course will be primarily asynchronous with two synchronous discussion sessions.
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Class Details
Instructor(s)
Tofigh Maboudi
Meets
TBA
Dates
01/02/2026 - 01/10/2026
Room
TBA
Instruction Mode
Online
Campus
Online Campus
Location
Online Campus
Components
Lecture Required
Class Availability
Status
Open
Seats Taken
0
Seats Open
35
Class Capacity
35
Wait List Total
0
Wait List Capacity
5