RELI2030
Reel Religion: Exploring the Relationship between Religion and Film
10 Units
Not available in 2013
Previously offered in 2012
In a number of classic and contemporary films, religious themes such as sacrifice, salvation and apocalypse have been explored with great care and depth. So too, certain films and filmmakers have explicitly drawn upon religious myth and imagery in order to evoke notions of the sacred and transcendent within their own cinematic narratives. This course will explore a sampling of Hollywood and global cinema in order to help students to begin to interpret their visual styles, narrative constructions, historical contexts, and salient religious themes.
| Objectives | Upon completion of this course, students should be able to: 1. Understand a number of cinematic techniques for conveying religious ideas and practices 2. Interpret the cinematic representation of such religious themes as sacrifice, salvation, and apocalypse 3. Analyze the historical and contextual factors that influence particular religious representations in different films 4. Demonstrate advanced writing, research and information technology skills appropriate to religious studies. |
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| Content | The course explores the complex relationship between religion and a number of contemporary and classic films. | ||
| Replacing Course(s) | NA | ||
| Transition | NA | ||
| Industrial Experience | 0 | ||
| Assumed Knowledge | Nil | ||
| Modes of Delivery | Distance Learning : IT Based Flexible Delivery / Student Centred Learning Internal Mode |
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| Teaching Methods | Lecture
Laboratory |
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| Contact Hours | Laboratory: for 2 hour(s) per Week for Full Term Lecture: for 2 hour(s) per Week for Full Term |