RELI278 - Religion and Film

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Academic Year 2005/2006

Religion and Film
RELI 278 SP

This course exams how films, like religious texts and practices, carry and shape political ideologies and forge and express cultural mythologies. It investigates how films, like religion itself, construct and perpetuate social structures, gender and social identities, religious beliefs and cultural values. The range of films considered includes popular and independent productions some of which consciously depict religious cultures while others implicitly communicate religious themes.

MAJOR READINGS

Films include The Last Temptation of Christ, The Matrix, The Passion of the Christ, The Believer, and the Siege
Bruce Lincoln, THE POLITICS OF MYTH
John C. Lyden, FILM AS RELIGION
Wendy Doniger, OTHER PEOPLE'S MYTHS
Jonathan Z. Smith, "I AM A PARROT (RED)"
Selections from the Journal of Religion and Film
Selected articles

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Attendance and participation is mandatory. Multiple small papers and one 10-page paper. Final exam. Reading all class material.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

Fulfills a major requirement in Religion in Society.

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture/Discussion

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD Credit: 1 Gen Ed Area Dept: HA RELI Grading Mode: Graded

Prerequisites: NONE

SECTION 01

Instructor(s): Zwelling,Jeremy Gottschalk,Peter S.

Times: ...W... 02:40PM-05:00PM; .....F. 11:00AM-12:20PM; Location: HALL84; PAC002;

Reserved Seats: (Total Limit: 30)

SR. major: 7 Jr. major: 7

SR. non-major: 6 Jr. non-major: 5 SO: 5 FR: 0

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Last Updated on MAR-30-2006