Course Description: Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1302. This course introduces students to the canon of Chinese literature, and traces the social-political and cultural transformation of Chinese societies and the global Chinese diaspora through literature.

Course Description: Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1302. Through discussing contemporary film, music, TV drama, dance, performance, fashion, art and internet culture, this course explores the changing role of socialist politics, the rise of consumerism, and China's global cultural significance in the contemporary world. Taught in English.

Course Description: History of German films within their historical, cultural, thematic, and aesthetic context. Taught in English. Core: Creative Arts.

Course Description: From the silent era (Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, Metropolis), to sound and film noir (M), fascist ideology (Triumph of the Will) and post-war recovery (The Murderers Among Us), to New German Cinema and more recent films taking on the Nazi past (The Tin Drum, The Marriage of Maria Braun, Aguirre the Wrath of God) and life in modern Germany (Wings of Desire, Run Lola Run), we will explore narrative, production, reception, and the politics of representation through a century of German Cinema.

Course Description: East German films within their historical, cultural, thematic, and aesthetic context. Taught in English. Core: Creative Arts.

Course Description:How many ways can filmmakers depict young King Arthur withdrawing the sword from the stone?? Answer: MANY! This course will compare modern translations of literary texts written in the medieval period (13th-century King Arthur narratives, Werewolf narratives, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Robin Hood ballads, Beowulf) to film and television adaptations of this material (Excalibur and other Arthurian films, five Beowulf adaptations, five SGGK adaptations including The Green Knight [2021], and various Robin Hood films and TV series). Course goals include: learning how to perform close reading of the words that comprise medieval literary texts; learning how to “read” the components of cinematography: mise en scene, camera shots, dialogue, lighting, sound, musical soundtrack, costume, props, casting, etc.; sharpening critical thinking. Cinematic materials include silent films, animation, Hollywood blockbuster feature films, and TV series. CORE Requirement Satisfied: Language, Philosophy & Culture

Course Description: Course introduces students to major medieval texts about the legend of King Arthur and his Roundtable Knights. Course compares medieval texts to cinematic medievalism by comparing major episodes in the Arthurian legend to their adaptations in films and television series. Course teaches close reading of literary texts AND film texts by analyzing how major filmmakers (John Boorman, Joshua Logan, Guy Ritchie, David Lowery) adapt King Arthur’s medieval legend for contemporary audiences through movies and TV.

Course Description: Tamil Culture Through Tamil Cinema examines the intricate relationship between Tamil films and the cultural heritage of the Tamil people. It highlights how cinema serves as a medium for storytelling, showcasing traditional customs, language, music, and social issues, while also shaping and reflecting the evolving identity of Tamil society.

Course Description: This course covers a wide and exciting selection of topics. Students should come away from the course able to answer not only questions central to contemporary analytic philosophy of film but also philosophical questions surrounding the cornerstones of contemporary filmmaking.

Course Description: A JOURNEY INTO FILMMAKING AND THE SEARCH FOR MEANING. Explore spirituality, world religions, and belief systems woven into the film and media we love to consume.

Course Description: Critical analysis of use of photographs and other images in contemporary society, from mass media to social media to interpersonal communication.

Course Description: Contemporary theories on how knowledge and culture affect the construction of social reality.

This course will survey the recent global phenomenon of South Korean popular culture, sometimes referred to as "Hallyu" (Korean Wave). With various cultural products such as music, television, and literature, we will investigate local, regional, and global forces/elements in contemporary Korean popular culture's production, distribution, and consumption. Through critical engagement with contemporary Korean media, this course aims to equip students with an understanding of major theories and discussions in globalization, transnationalism, multiculturalism, and cultural politics, as well as media literacy that allows analyzing popular culture and its products. Throughout the course, materials and topics covered span reviews of the South Korean government's cultural policies to analyses of Fandom culture. No prior knowledge of Korean media, history, culture, or language is required.