Course Schedule - Fall Semester 2012

     

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RELI 107 001 (CRN: 17787)

SPIRITUALITY IN MODERN CINEMA

Long Title: REPRESENTATIONS OF MAGIC AND SPIRITUALITY IN MODERNIST CINEMA
Department: Religion
Instructor: Brennan, Marcia
Meeting: 1:00PM - 4:59PM T (20-AUG-2012 - 30-NOV-2012) 
Part of Term: Full Term
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Seminar
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 4
Course Syllabus:
 
Section Max Enrollment: 15
Section Enrolled: 2
Total Cross-list Max Enrollment: 15
Total Cross-list Enrolled: 10
Enrollment data as of: 19-APR-2024 1:28PM
 
Additional Fees: None
 
Final Exam: No Final Exam
 
Description: This course examines representations of magical practices and spiritual phenomena in modernist cinema. Focusing primarily on classic films. We will explore the technical symbolic systems through which the cinematic medium represents such phenomena as miracles, angelic intervention, the afterlife, witchcraft, time travel, and spirit possession rituals. Cross-list: FILM 107.