Explores Topics in Cinema & Media Studies - May be repeated for credit as topics change. Two topics are offered Spring 2025. Section A1: Russian and East European Film. Examination of a series of masterpieces by filmmakers from 'the other Europe.' Explores both the stylistic aspects and the role of film as a social and political commentary in socialist and post-socialist periods. No prerequisites. In English. Section B1: Critical Theory and the Politics of Cinema. An exploration of cinema's relationship to power and ideology through key texts in the critical theory tradition, from Marx and Engels to the Frankfurt School, Black British cultural studies, and feminist film theory.

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