Current Courses
Faculty: Carrera, Alessandro
An introduction to contemporary trends in film theory, with focus on the theories of the "gaze." Films from Western Europe, Eastern Europe, the U.S., and the Middle East will be analyzed.
Faculty: Frieden, Sandy
From the silent era (Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, Metropolis), to sound and film noir (M), fascist ideology (Triumph of the Will) and post-war recovery (The Murderers Among Us), to New German Cinema and more recent films taking on the Nazi past (The Tin Drum, The Marriage of Maria Braun, Aguirre the Wrath of God, Jakob the Liar, Nowhere in Africa) and life in modern Germany (Wings of Desire, Run Lola Run), we will explore narrative, production, reception, and the politics of representation through a century of German Cinema.
Faculty: Li, Melody Yunzi
This course examines contemporary Chinese popular culture as a response to the profound changes to Chinese society in the 1990s and beyond. Through discussing film, literature, music, performance, fashion, art and internet culture, this course explores the radically changing role of socialist politics, government censorship, the rise of consumerism, and China’s global cultural significance in the contemporary world.
Faculty: Nguyen, An
This course introduces students to the history of Asian-Black Americans’ racial solidarity and social struggles, examines the contemporarily related issues in the two communities, and suggests the ways in which the two groups of people of color can provide mutual supports in relentless struggles for social justice and the improvement of the marginalized communities. We will begin the course with a close examination of how early Black movements and leadership made a significant impact on Asian American individuals and groups in the contemporary Asian American Movement and how such movements gave birth to Black-Asian activism and academic formation. We will then probe the cultural complexities and the social agenda of the historically racial tension between Asians and Blacks in working neighborhoods in US metropolitans in the age of modern Asian immigration and Black economic struggle. Finally, we will examine recently rising challenges and opportunities amongst such communities related to social aspects of cultural production, educational opportunity, economic relations, and interracial family and identity. Importantly, throughout the course we will emphasize on the crucial mission for Asian and African Americans to carry on the legacy of racial/ethnic solidarity into the 21st century struggles such as Black Lives Matters and many more.
Faculty: Nguyen, Duy Lap
This course will focus on the relationship between art, politics, and technology in the age of digital platforms.
Faculty: Nguyen, Duy Lap
This course will examine the experimental non-Western films of directors such as Lav Diaz, Matsumoto Toshio, and Apichatpong Weerasethakul, among others.
Faculty: Snyder, Philip
Two-dimensional (2D) computer-generated imagery (CGI), including drawing, coloring, and animating objects and characters; phonemes for character dialog; and object-oriented programming.
Faculty: Snyder, Philip
Advanced digital video production from concept development and planning through post-production to delivery.
Faculty: Tamber-Rosenau, Caryn
Explore portrayals of biblical stories in modern movies, TV, music, video games, books, comics, graphic novels, pop art, advertising, and memes! No prior knowledge required of the Bible or pop culture. Questions addressed will include: What can pop cultural representations of the Bible tell us about the biblical text? What can these representations tell us about the context in which they were produced? How does pop culture influence public ideas about the Bible? Sense of humor is a prerequisite.