HRTS 3149 Human Rights Through Film
MWF 9:00-11:30am
This course meets in Summer Session I, June 2nd to July 3rd. Importantly, this is a core course for both the human rights major and minor. Come, watch films about human rights, learn how to evaluate film as its own medium, and discuss various human rights issues. Please email Dan Tagliarina at daniel.tagliarina@uconn.edu if you have any questions about this course. Below is a description of this course:
This course examines the intersection of human rights as an issue of international and domestic politics and film as a widespread form of pop culture. The course provides an introduction to some of the many types of human rights issues, starting with the question of "What are human rights?," explored via the cinematic medium. Students will learn factual information about these issues, but also students will analyze how film, as a medium, allows filmmakers to manipulate images to consciously or unconsciously convey meaning to viewers. We will consider the differences between fiction and non-fiction approaches, the visual and narrative structure of feature films, and the ethical dilemma of depicting human suffering. Both the substantive content and the technical aspects of the films will be analyzed through a combination of lecture, viewing, and group discussion.
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