Communication 345 - Contemporary World Cinema

This course offers an overview of recent narrative fiction feature filmmaking from Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and Latin America. We will explore political, social, and economic circumstances that impact the production, exhibition, marketing, distribution, and reception of films. We will address the ways contemporary films construct images of nations, nationalism, and national culture(s). Feature films and clips will be screened regularly and analyzed using tools of film criticism and cultural studies.

An introductory-level film course such as COMM 140 or COMM 231 is recommended but not required. Formerly numbered 397T. If you have taken COMM 397T: ST-Contemporary World Cinema, you cannot take COMM 345.