Status
A
Activity
SEM
Section number integer
401
Title (text only)
Iranian Cinema: Gender, Politics and Religion
Term
2024A
Subject area
NELC
Section number only
401
Section ID
NELC0700401
Course number integer
700
Meeting times
TR 3:30 PM-4:59 PM
Meeting location
WILL 220
Level
undergraduate
Instructors
Mahyar Entezari
Description
This seminar explores Iranian culture, society, history and politics through the medium of film. We will examine a variety of cinematic works that represent the social, political, economic and cultural circumstances of contemporary Iran, as well as the diaspora. Along the way, we will discuss issues pertaining to gender, religion, nationalism, ethnicity, and the role of cinema in Iranian society and beyond. Discussions topics will also include the place of the Iranian diaspora in cinema, as well as the transnational production, distribution, and consumption of Iranian cinema. Films will include those by internationally acclaimed filmmakers, such as Rakhshan Bani-Etemad, Asghar Farhadi, Bahman Ghobadi, Abbas Kiarostami, Mohsen Makhmalbaf, Dariush Mehrjui, Tahmineh Milani, Jafar Panahi, Marjane Satrapi and others. All films will be subtitled in English. No prior knowledge is required.
Course number only
0700
Cross listings
CIMS0700401, COML0700401, GSWS0700401
Fulfills
Cross Cultural Analysis
Use local description
No