British Cinema and Society

COM FT 317

Surveys the changing nature of modern British culture and society, using cinema as the main source of evidence. The course is theme-oriented, focusing on issues including social class, regionality and ethnicity, racism, gender and sexuality, youth culture, and popular culture. Students screen one or two films per class meeting and augment their understanding of cinematic themes with assigned reading.

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