Fall 2017 - LBST 330 D200

Selected Topics in Labour Studies (3)

Studying Labour Through Film

Class Number: 2477

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Sep 5 – Dec 4, 2017: Thu, 11:30 a.m.–2:20 p.m.
    Burnaby

  • Prerequisites:

    Strongly recommended: LBST 101 and/or 301.

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

The study of issues related to work and/or trade unions not offered in regular courses. Students who have completed special temporary topics course LBST 389 cannot complete this course for further credit when it is offered as "Studying Labour Through Film."

COURSE DETAILS:

This course introduces students to the working class in film. Students will consider the structural position of the working class in capitalist society, its struggles, and political economy as depicted in North American and world cinema. We explore films interested in the working class as the agent of historical change, the culture and politics of workers, radical social movements, workers’ consciousness of their class, technological change, women’s self-liberation, and militarism. Students will also become familiar with important work within film theory as it concerns labour and the working class.

COURSE-LEVEL EDUCATIONAL GOALS:

Students are expected to analyze film through the lens of social class and class conflicts.

Grading

  • Participation and attendance 20%
  • Reaction journals 10%
  • Essay proposal 10%
  • Final essay 60%

REQUIREMENTS:

All assignments in this course must be completed for a final grade to be assigned. The Morgan Centre for Labour Studies follows SFU policy in relation to grading practices, grade appeals (Policy T 20.01) and academic honesty and misconduct procedures (S10.01-S10.04).  It is the responsibility of the students to inform themselves of the content of these policies available on the SFU website: http://www.sfu.ca/policies/gazette/teaching.html.

Materials

REQUIRED READING:

Course readings will be made available through Canvas.

Registrar Notes:

SFU’s Academic Integrity web site http://students.sfu.ca/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