Politics on the Big Screen: Film as Propaganda throughout History

Arts & Sciences Program
Seville, Spain

Dates: 9/4/19 - 12/18/19

Arts & Sciences

Politics on the Big Screen: Film as Propaganda throughout History

Politics on the Big Screen: Film as Propaganda throughout History Course Overview

OVERVIEW

CEA CAPA Partner Institution: University of Seville
Location: Seville, Spain
Primary Subject Area: Political Science
Instruction in: English
Course Code: GS-09
Transcript Source: Partner Institution
Course Details: Level 300
Recommended Semester Credits: 3
Contact Hours: 45

DESCRIPTION

This course presents an introduction to the use of cinema throughout history as a medium for the transmission of political ideas, values, and attitudes. It follows a chronological approach, taking students from the beginning of the 20th century to modern-day film with a threefold objective. First, to introduce students to the concept of propaganda, the theoretical models regarding its methods and effectiveness, and its applications in audio-visual media. In the second place, to approach the History of the last century through case studies, by analysing each film screened in its specific historical context and by understanding movies both as products and as contributors of the culture surrounding them. Lastly, to foster critical analysis regarding the role of cinema in transmitting ideas and attitudes, as well as the ability to identify underlying messages in filmic production


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