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PHILS20

Film as Philosophy

Subject code

PHIL

Course Number

S20

Department(s)

Instructor(s)

P. Schofield

Course Long Title

Film as Philosophy

Description

Some philosophers have argued that movies may be approached as works of philosophy, asking philosophical questions that they themselves go on to answer. In this course, students watch films from a number of genres (westerns, science fiction, thrillers, comedies of remarriage, etc.) and then attempt to discern their philosophical contributions to questions about knowledge, politics, love, embodied agency, race, and feminism.

Modes of Inquiry

Analysis and Critique [AC]

Writing Credit

No writing credit

GEC This Course Belongs To

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