Communication 494BI - Countercultural Films

Fall
2019
01
3.00
Bruce Geisler
W 2:30PM 4:30PM
UMass Amherst
25384
Integ. Learning Center S350
geisler@comm.umass.edu
An exploration of the counter-cultural movements of the 1960s and 70s and later, hosted by someone who was there and lived to tell the tale. Through the medium of documentary and fiction films, we will delve into the musical, sexual, artistic, political and spiritual upheavals that rocked America and Europe back then and that continue to reverberate today. This course satisfies the Integrative Experience requirement for BA-Comm majors.
Open to Seniors & Juniors only. Or by permission of instructor @geisler@comm.umass.edu. This course was formerly numbered COMM 493C. If you received credit for taking COMM 493C, you cannot receive credit for taking this class.
Multiple required components--lab and/or discussion section. To register, submit requests for all components simultaneously.
Permission is required for interchange registration during the add/drop period only.