Kristen Brustad, Chair
WMB 6.102, 306 Inner Campus Drive F9400, Austin, TX 78712 • 512-471-3881
Spring 2008
HEB 374 • ISRAELI AND PALESTINIAN CINEMA
| Unique | Days | Time | Location | Instructor |
| 42150 |
MW M |
2:00 PM-3:30 PM 3:30 PM-5:30 PM |
JES A207A JES A207A |
SHEMER, Y |
Course Description
Israeli and Palestinian Cinema will explore the social, cultural, political, and economic contexts in which films are made and consumed. The course will employ a variety of disciplines, attending in postcolonial and social feminist theories, to provide the needed analytical tools for critical media analysis.
Grading Policy
Class Presentation 10% Papers 35% Reading exams 20% Critical reviews 20% Attendance/part. 15%
Texts
- Loshitzky, Yosefa. Identity Politics on the Israeli Screen. - Shafik, Viola. Arab Cinema: History and Cultural Identity. - Shohat, Ella. Israeli Cinema. - Shohat, Ella and Stam, Robert. Unthinking Eurocentrism. - Course Packet: Israeli and Palestinian Cinema.
