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Film and Anthropology: Nonfiction Cinema
ANTH 285
Spring 2008 not offered
Crosslisting: FILM 323

This course provides a broad perspective on ethnographic film, a special category of nonfiction film. It approaches film as a mode of constructing reality. Concentrating on observational cinema and other types of ethnographic nonfiction, we will discuss the history and variety of these genres. We will explore the events and structures of everyday life, seeking the similarities and differences among societies through a comparison of cultural meanings in filmed visual images. Films and readings will be drawn from all parts of the world.

Essential Capabilities: None
Credit: 1 Gen Ed Area Dept: SBS ANTH
Course Format: Lecture / DiscussionGrading Mode: Graded
Level: UGRD Prerequisites: None
Fulfills a Major Requirement for: (ANTH)(FILM)(STS)

Last Updated on MAR-28-2024
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