Undergraduate Program
Unique No. 07475
Faculty: Mehta
Class Time: MW 3:30-5
Room: CMA 3.116
Screening Time: T 5-8
Room: CMA 3.116
Writing Comp: Yes
Comm/Culture Req: No
Closing Limit: 27
Cross-listed: ANS 372, AAS 320
Prerequisites
Must be an RTF major with a UT GPA of at least a 2.25 and have upper division standing. The following coursework with a grade of at least C in each course: RTF 305, either 314 or 316, and 6 additional hours of lower-division coursework in RTF; for others, consent of instructor.
Consent requirements
This course does not require consent. Registration is open via the online registration system to all RTF majors.
First class day policy
Students must attend the first class day or make prior arrangements with the instructor.
Course description
This course will situate film in transnational and global contexts. Along with scholars and critics, we will examine transnational connections in film production, exhibition, and reception. The course begins with the assumption that national cinemas do not exist in isolation. Rather, they are shaped by external stylistic influences, the circulation of filmmakers and practices between various film cultures and the impact of the global film economy on national film industries. Our task will be to try to understand the complex network of cross-cultural, economic and artistic exchanges which have taken place amongst various national film industries. Furthermore, we will analyze films by and about migrants that challenge us to rethink established notions of national cinemas. We will explore how experiences of migration, dislocation, and exile are visualized in cinema. Some of the topics that will be covered in the course include colonialism & Hollywood; the representation of home and the family; the construction of gender & sexuality; globalization and film financing; transnational audiences; film festivals; and translation & remakes.