RSSS304
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RSSS304 - A History of Soviet and Post-Soviet Film
Course ID
029941
Course Description
This course examines the cultural and historical context within which cinema was produced in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe (1917-1991), as well as the evolving nature of the regions cinema in the post-Soviet period (1991-present) following the collapse of communism. Among the topics to be discussed are: the role of ideology in cinema, the cult of personality of various leaders as expressed in cinema, World War II, the Sovietization of post-war Eastern Europe, daily life in the Soviet zone, modes of dissent, and the search for identity as East European nations regained their independence after the fall of communism.
Min Units
3
Max Units
3
Repeatable for Credit
No
Grading Basis
GRD - Regular Grades A, B, C, D, E
Career
Undergraduate
Course Attributes
GE - T2-HUM (Tier 2 Humanities), GEED - EPHUM (Gen Ed: EP Humanist)
Component
Lecture
Optional Component
No