Course Schedule and Catalog
Course Schedule - Fall Semester 2018
FWIS 132 001 (CRN: 14359)
SLAVERY ON FILM
Long Title: SLAVERY ON FILM
Department: First-Year Writing Intensive
Instructor: Sidbury, James
Meeting: 11:00AM - 11:50AM MWF MLC 101 (20-AUG-2018 - 30-NOV-2018)
Session: First Year Writing
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Seminar
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 3
Course Syllabus:
Course Materials: Rice Campus Store
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Section Max Enrollment: 15
Section Enrolled: 16
Enrollment data as of: 16-AUG-2022 12:03PM
Final Exam: No Final Exam
Final Exam Time:
5-DEC-2018
9:00AM - 12:00PM W TBA TBA
Description: This course will look at the ways major Hollywood (or equivalent) films have dealt with chattel slavery in the United States. We will explore the general question of how feature films deal with controversial historical issues by analyzing more specifically how Hollywood has dealt with American slavery.