NEED A THREE-CREDIT CLASS THAT STARTS LATE?
** FROM ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD
OR FROM HOME **
FIVE-WEEKS, THREE CREDITS, DISTANCE LEARNING
(like a summer session course in spring)
Courses Run From:
February 2 to March 10
Also available for credit in English, Film and Media Studies, Chicana/o Studies, Communication, and Religious Studies
Race and Ethnicity in American Film (HU and C Credit) : In this course we will investigate the ways in which race has been represented by American film. What is the meaning of race in American film? In what ways does mainstream cinema represent groups of people identified as "races." What are the tools used by filmmakers to represent race? What is the story of race, and how has that story shifted across American film history? In addressing these questions, our goal is to become more literate about the power of Hollywood to shape images of race. To accomplish this goal, we will read published scholarship, watch classic and contemporary films, listen to streaming audio/video lectures, and debate online in real-time. You will also be asked to complete several interactive reading reviews, write a critical analysis of a film, and pass a comprehensive exam. To visit the course, see: http://www.asu.edu/courses /lia294a/
Signs of Aliens (upper division, HU credit) : The Semiotics of Film and Popular Culture: This class provides an introduction to the use-value and methods of close analysis of popular media. In doing so, it focus on the sign of the alien – an otherwise trivial element of popular culture that nonetheless carries a number of profound and troubling ideologies: xenophobia, racism, misogyny, fatalism, utopianism, etc. Hence, this course assumes that signs of aliens tell us more about ourselves than they do about life beyond our planet. Thus, we will not debate the truth or falsity of extra-terrestrial existence (though we will discuss the meaning of truth and falsity). Instead, we will employ semiotics and cultural studies to uncover the social significance of aliens in the context of science, religion, race, xenophobia, gender, and sexuality. To visit the course, see: http://www.asu.edu/courses /lia394c/
The Virgin Mary in History, Art and Film (upper division) : The goal of this course is to introduce students to the formation and development of the cult of the Virgin Mary. Students will acquire knowledge about the genesis, changes, and continuities of Marian devotions and traditions. Students will learn to analyze and synthesize visual materials, written texts, and material culture. The course will present a range of primary and secondary sources (art, film, liturgy, literature, theology, and popular culture) that students will interpret and evaluate. Click to register: http://www.asu.edu/courses /rel394ae/rel394-index.html
To Register: http://asuonline.asu.edu /register/ |
|
