Transnational Screens: Crossing Borders and Identities

This team-taught course introduces students to a range of national and transnational filmmaking developments from the late 20th to early 21st centuries. Particular emphasis will be on the intersection of social identities shaped by aspects such as race, class, gender, sexuality, and migration, and students will develop an understanding of how screen-based cultural productions including film, television, and other digital media contribute to understandings of identity, belonging, and citizenship at the local, national, and global levels. They will develop their familiarity with a wide range of global cinematic traditions, and further their techniques in analyzing screen-based media, including questions of transnational production, distribution, and reception.