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SOC 4302 - Sociocultural Analysis of Film

Credits: 3 Class: 3 Lab: 0
Prerequisite(s): Junior standing and one of the following: ANTH 2302 , SOC 1303 , PSY 1303 .
Analysis of cinematic conventions whereby American cultural values are encoded in the narrative structures of popular movies. Considers certain cinematic stories as myth and explores the sociological and social psychological functions of movies that are mythic in nature. Film genres to be discussed may include westerns, police/detective, comedies, and recent films illustrating the confusion and anxiety endemic to post-industrial, postmodern society.


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