RELI485 - Identity, History and Culture in Israeli Cinema

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Academic Year 2005/2006

Identity, History and Culture in Israeli Cinema
RELI 485 SP

Clusters:

Jewish and Israel Studies

The course illuminates trends and processes in Israeli cultural history, as articulated in Israeli films from the 1960s to present day Israel. Topics include diverse aspects of Israeli society and culture: history and collective memory, nationality, ethnicity, gender, "cult" films and their impact on Israeli culture.

MAJOR READINGS

Kronish, Amy W., WORLD CINEMA: ISRAEL, NJ: Associated University Presses and UK: Flicks Books, (1996)
Kronish, Amy and Safirman, Costel, ISRAELI FILM-A REFERENCE GUIDE, Wesport, Connecticut and London: Praeger, (2003)
Loshitzky, Yosefa, IDENTITY POLITICS ON THE ISRAELI SCREEN, Austin: University Texas Press, (2002)
Regev, Motti and Seroussi, Edwin, POPULAR MUSIC AND NATIONAL CULTURE IN ISRAEL, Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, (2004
Shohat, Ella, ISRAELI CINEMA: EAST/WEST AND THE POLITICS OF REPRESENTATION, Austin: University of Texas Press, (1989)

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Short papers, final exam

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

Reli485 is a half credit course and will begin on Monday, March 27.

For questions about RELI485 please contact Jeremy Zwelling at jzwelling@wesleyan.edu.

Credit for this course will be counted towards the Jewish and Israel Studies Certificate, but not towards the Religion major.

The Wednesday class will most likely run until 5:00 p.m.

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture/Discussion

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD Credit: .5 Gen Ed Area Dept: SBS RELI Grading Mode: Graded

Prerequisites: NONE

SECTION 01

Instructor(s): Talmon-Bohm,Miri

Times: .M.W... 02:40PM-04:00PM; Location: SCIE141;

Reserved Seats: (Total Limit: 30)

SR. major: 2 Jr. major: 2

SR. non-major: 7 Jr. non-major: 7 SO: 6 FR: 6

Special Attributes:

Curricular Renewal: Reading Non-Verbal Texts

Links to Web Resources For This Course.

Last Updated on MAR-30-2006