Summer 2022 - IS 105 D100

Around the World through Film (3)

Class Number: 4158

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    May 10 – Aug 8, 2022: Thu, 2:30–5:20 p.m.
    Vancouver

  • Exam Times + Location:

    Aug 11, 2022
    Thu, 3:30–6:30 p.m.
    Vancouver

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:

We will explore social, economic, and political change across the globe through feature films and documentaries. Our themes range from ethno-cultural conflict and patriarchy, to struggles for social & environmental justice, and the ever-growing role of information technology in globalization, social control, and populism. What does film as a medium bring to how we perceive these themes, and respond to them?

Our selection of films includes: A Dry White Season (Palcy, 1989), Leviathan (Zvyagintsev, 2014), What is Democracy? (Taylor, 2018), Reconstruction (Gates, 2019), Parasite (Bong, 2019), Grit (Wade-Friedlander, 2018), China’s Spying Eyes (Carney, 2018), A Separation (Farhadi, 2011), Cleaners (Block-Riesewieck, 2018), and Laila’s Birthday (Mashrawi, 2008).  

Grading

  • Response Report 40%
  • Participation 10%
  • Final Exam 50%

NOTES:

Active participation is expected in all sessions. A response report (1750 words) and a final take-home exam are required.

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:

Multiple readings will be posted on Canvas.

RECOMMENDED READING:

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

Registrar Notes:

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS

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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

TEACHING AT SFU IN SUMMER 2022

Teaching at SFU in summer 2022 will involve primarily in-person instruction.  Some courses may be offered through alternative methods (remote, online, blended), and if so, this will be clearly identified in the schedule of classes. 

Enrolling in a course acknowledges that you are able to attend in whatever format is required.  You should not enroll in a course that is in-person if you are not able to return to campus, and should be aware that remote, online, or blended courses study may entail different modes of learning, interaction with your instructor, and ways of getting feedback on your work than may be the case for in-person classes.

Students with hidden or visible disabilities who may need class or exam accommodations, including in the context of remote learning, are advised to register with the SFU Centre for Accessible Learning (caladmin@sfu.ca or 778-782-3112) as early as possible in order to prepare for the summer 2022 term.