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Class number:
2868
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Title: Philosophy and Film |
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Department: Philosophy |
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Career: Undergraduate |
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Component: Lecture |
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Session: Regular |
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Instructor's Permission Required: No |
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Grading Basis: Regular |
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Units: 1.00 |
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Current enrollment: 20 |
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Available seats: 0 |
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Start date: Tuesday, January 21, 2025 |
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End date: Friday, May 9, 2025 |
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Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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Schedule: WF: 11:30AM-12:45PM, SH - N128 |
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Instructor(s): Seeba, Erin |
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Prerequisite(s): None |
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Distribution Requirement: Meets Humanities and Global Requirements |
Course Description:
What is cinema? Can cinema be a distinctive art? Does artistic achievement in film depend on making proper use of the distinct affordances of the medium? This course explores the nature and value of cinematic art and our engagement with it, including philosophical questions about understanding, appreciating and evaluating cinema: How do films create meaning and engage our desires and emotions? On what basis should we evaluate films? Is it OK to love bad movies? Why are we drawn to horror films and tragedies if they produce negative feelings like fear, disgust and sorrow? What are the ethics of spectatorship? We examine these issues through major texts in film theory and philosophy alongside concrete analyses of particular films. |