FILM2278 · Fine Arts
Morrissey College of Arts & Sciences
Interest in the rapport between film and literature as it relates to the law intrigues us as much today as ever. Literature captures the drama of a legal trial or an investigation into a brutal, racial murder. Film then takes this rich material and shapes it into a compelling form with dynamic visuals and other narrative techniques. The course explores the power of story-telling and the impact of film to embody and inhabit law and its relationship to ideas about inferiority, liberty, citizenry, race, justice, crime, punishment, and social order. Film adaptations from short stories, plays, and novellas will comprise the body of the curriculum.
Course experience
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Organization
4.5 / 5
How well the course was organized
Challenge
4.0 / 5
How intellectually challenging students found it
Attendance
2.8 / 5
How necessary attendance was
Assignments
4.2 / 5
How helpful assignments were
Weekly effort
~5
hours per week
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Across time
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Summer 2024
2 sectionsSummer 2021
2 sections