Fall 2019 - IS 105 D100

Around the World through Film (3)

Class Number: 9603

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Sep 3 – Dec 2, 2019: Thu, 2:30–5:20 p.m.
    Burnaby

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

Explores social, economic, and political change around the globe, through documentaries and feature films. Examines pressing issues that shape and reflect people’s lives in diverse countries and regions, from Asia and Latin America, to Africa, Europe, and the Middle East. Breadth-Humanities/Social Sciences.

COURSE DETAILS:

This course explores social, economic, and political change across the globe through feature films and documentaries. Our themes range from legacies of ethno-cultural conflict and patriarchy, to struggles for social justice (including environmental values), and the role of information technology in globalization, social control as well as populism. What does film as a medium bring to how we perceive these themes, and respond to them?

Our film-selection: A Dry White Season (Palcy, 1989), The Yacoubian Building (Hamed, 2006), Reconstruction (Gates, 2019), Leviathan (Zvyagintsev, 2014), Lost Libraries of Timbuktu (Forna/Trayler-Smith, 2015), Earth (Mehta, 1998), Still Life (Zhangke, 2006), China’s Spying Eyes (Carney, 2018), A Separation (Farhadi, 2011) Globalization Tapes (Anar, 2003), Cleaners (Block-Riesewieck, 2018), What is Democracy? (Taylor, 2018), and Wadjda (al-Mansour, 2017).

Grading

  • Reports (x2) 50%
  • Participation 10%
  • Take-Home Exam 40%

NOTES:

Active participation is expected in all sessions. Two response reports (1200 words each) and a take-home exam (due Dec 5, 5 pm) are required. Late submissions incur a penalty of 10%/day.

Students will be required to submit their written assignments to Turnitin.com in order to receive credit for the assignments and for the course.

The School for International Studies strictly enforces the University's policies regarding plagiarism and other forms of academic dishonesty. Information about these policies can be found at: http://www.sfu.ca/policies/gazette/teaching.html.

Materials

REQUIRED READING:

The Routledge Companion to Cinema and Politics. Ed. Y. Tzioumakis & Claire Molloy. London: Routledge, 2018 (Paperback). ISBN: 9781138391680. Available in e-format at SFU Library.
ISBN: 9781138391680

Mulitple readings will be posted to Canvas.

Registrar Notes:

SFU’s Academic Integrity web site http://www.sfu.ca/students/academicintegrity.html is filled with information on what is meant by academic dishonesty, where you can find resources to help with your studies and the consequences of cheating.  Check out the site for more information and videos that help explain the issues in plain English.

Each student is responsible for his or her conduct as it affects the University community.  Academic dishonesty, in whatever form, is ultimately destructive of the values of the University. Furthermore, it is unfair and discouraging to the majority of students who pursue their studies honestly. Scholarly integrity is required of all members of the University. http://www.sfu.ca/policies/gazette/student/s10-01.html

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS