National Cinema (351-0-70)

Topic

Palestine

Instructors

Gregory Burris

Meeting Info

Northwestern Qatar Room 1-245: Tues, Su 11:30AM - 12:45PM (AST)
Northwestern Qatar Room 1-243: Thurs 10:00AM - 12:00PM (AST)

Overview of class

In this course, students will be introduced to the history of Palestinian cinema. Through close readings of current scholarly literature, regular film screenings, class discussions, and special guests, we will interrogate the relationship between culture and politics and explore such contested topics as memory and trauma, power and resistance, and violence and non-violence. Students will become acquainted with the work of several Palestinian filmmakers, including Hany Abu-Assad, Annemarie Jacir, Michel Khleifi, Mai Masri, Ali Nasser, and Elia Suleiman. While the course is focused on cinema, lectures will also include discussions of other media including radio, television, and social media. Students will emerge from this course not only with a better understanding of Palestinian cinema but with a broad array of critical tools that can be utilized in future scholarly endeavors and applied to other national contexts.

Registration Requirements

Prerequisites: None

Open to Sophomores and above; MIT majors only.

Enrollment Requirements

Enrollment Requirements: Registration is reserved for COMM Majors who are Sophomores and above.