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.