ARAB AND AFRICAN CINEMA (ME3076)

How does cinema in the Arab world and Africa raise important questions about culture, politics and meaning? In this course, we'll explore major developments in the art and industry of cinema in the Arab World and Africa, ranging from the earliest cinema to the most recent contemporary films. We will explore emerging national cinemas and the interactions of Arab and African filmmakers with cinematic movements arising around the world. In exploring the work of a range of important filmmakers, we will think critically about ways in which filmic narratives and forms contribute to the understanding of the cultures and history and advance the art form.

Code:

ME3076

Name:

ARAB AND AFRICAN CINEMA

Discipline:

ME (Middle East Studies)

Type:

Regular

Level:

Undergraduate

Credits:

Can be taken twice for credit?:

Pre-requisites:

None

Co-requisites:

None

Equivalencies:

ARAB AND AFRICAN CINEMA (FM3076)

Learning Outcomes

Insight into the history of film studies with reference to a particular ethno-linguistic region.
Some background useful for eventual graduate study in film.
Practical film-criticism skills applicable in a future career in visual media.
Sharpened film research methods, which may include historical, textual, socio-cultural, and empirical approaches and procedures for writing and presenting a critical paper.
An understanding of film’s role in national and trans-national identity formation and how this process works trans-culturally.

ARAB AND AFRICAN CINEMA (ME3076)

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