introduction

 

Philosophical issues in American Film
dr. ann hetzel gunkel

 

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This course addresses the ways that philosophical themes open onto the production of national and cultural narratives in American Film. Using the tools of Cultural Studies and philosophical reading, the course analyzes film texts to understand how the meaning & mythology of national identity is constructed and contested. Themes such as masculinity, violence, urbanity, modernity, and postmodernity frame the course.