Summer 2020 - IS 105 D100
Around the World through Film (3)
Class Number: 4081
Delivery Method: In Person
Overview
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Course Times + Location:
May 11 – Aug 10, 2020: Tue, 2:30–5:20 p.m.
Burnaby
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Instructor:
Amyn Sajoo
asajoo@sfu.ca
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 selection includes: A Dry White Season (Palcy, 1989), Leviathan (Zvyagintsev, 2014), What is Democracy? (Taylor, 2018), Reconstruction (Gates, 2019), Parasite (Bong, 2019), Still Life (Zhangke, 2006), Grit (Wade-Friedlander, 2018), China’s Spying Eyes (Carney, 2018), A Separation (Farhadi, 2011), Wadjda (al-Mansour, 2017), Cleaners (Block-Riesewieck, 2018), and Laila’s Birthday (Mashrawi, 2008).
Grading
- Reports (2 x 25%) 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 are required. Late submission of reports, if accepted, will 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.
Multiple readings will be posted on Canvas.
Registrar Notes:
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS
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
TEACHING AT SFU IN SUMMER 2020
Please note that all teaching at SFU in summer term 2020 will be conducted through remote methods. Enrollment in this course acknowledges that remote 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 believe they may need class or exam accommodations, including in the current context of remote learning, are encouraged to register with the SFU Centre for Accessible Learning (caladmin@sfu.ca or 778-782-3112) as soon as possible to ensure that they are eligible and that approved accommodations and services are implemented in a timely fashion.