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mso 9]><xml> <o:shapedefaults v:ext="edit" spidmax="2050"/> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:shapelayout v:ext="edit"> <o:idmap v:ext="edit" data="1"/> </o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--> </head> <body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='tab-interval:.5in'> <div class=Section1> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:21.0pt'><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight: normal'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#76923C'>Syllabus </span></b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"'>(undergraduate; graduate see below)</span><span style='mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:18.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:#1F497D'>Philosophy of Film (PHI 4884)</span><span style='mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:18.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:#1F497D'>Women s Studies Special Topics (WST 4930-U02)</span><span style='mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:16.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;</span><span style='mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:16.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:#C0504D'>Catalog Description:</span><span style='font-size:16.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'> An investigation into the distinctly philosophical issues that arise when studying film. In particular, questions surrounding narration, authorship and genre will be considered.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:16.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:#C0504D'>Course description, Fall 2009:</span><span style='font-size: 16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'> This course will cover work at the intersection of the philosophy of art (aesthetics) and film studies.&nbsp; We will consider questions such as: are films works of art, is a film the creative expression primarily of the director, how do films engage our emotions and intellects, how do movies represent reality, how do we assess the social and political impact of films, and what are the standard film genres and narrative conventions particular to them?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:16.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>WS majors and certificate earners will also explore feminist film theory and the intersection of gender and film studies. &nbsp;WS students should discuss with me at the beginning of the semester which of the recommended readings they will cover (in lieu of some of the philosophy reading).</span><span style='mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:15.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;</span><span style='mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:16.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:#C0504D'>Learning Outcomes:</span><span style='mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:60.0pt;text-indent:-.25in; line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"'>Students will be able to identify different schools of film criticism, and the standard methods and theories for interpreting and evaluating films</span><span style='mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:60.0pt;text-indent:-.25in; line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;</span><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Students will be able to use film theory to analyze particular films</span><span style='mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:60.0pt;text-indent:-.25in; line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"'>Students will understand relationships between the study of film and the study of other artworks</span><span style='mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:60.0pt;text-indent:-.25in; line-height:17.0pt'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"'>Students will be familiar with a range of film works, including independent films, international films, documentaries, classic Hollywood films, and animation films</span><span style='mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:60.0pt;text-indent:-.25in; line-height:17.0pt'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"'>Students will be able to write a thoughtful, perceptive, and helpful film review</span><span style='mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:16.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;</span><span style='mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:16.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:#C0504D'>Texts:</span><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'> <i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>The Philosophy of Film</i>, edited by Thomas <span class=SpellE>Wartenberg</span> and Angela Curran</span><span style='mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:16.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Recommended: <i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>Feminism and Film</i>, edited by E. Ann Kaplan (required for WS students)</span><span style='mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:15.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;</span><span style='mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#C0504D'>Course Requirements:</span><span style='mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#C0504D'>&nbsp;</span><span style='mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"'>Classroom Attendance</span></i><span style='mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Students are required to attend class and are responsible for all material covered in class. Class attendance will be evaluated as pass/fail.&nbsp; Four or more unexcused absences will result in a failure for this part of the course.&nbsp; Coming late or leaving early may count toward your absence total.</span><span style='mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;</span><span style='mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>This is a web-assisted class.&nbsp; We will meet as scheduled on Mondays and Wednesdays.&nbsp; Each Friday, you will arrange on your own (through <span class=SpellE>NetFlix</span>, your favorite DVD store, etc.) to watch the assigned film for the week. You should also arrange to view one additional film of your choice each week (14 for the semester, which should include a mix of current and historical films, American and non-U.S. films). 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Messages should be posted by noon on Wednesday each week, so we can discuss them in class that day; messages appearing after the deadline will be counted late (you will not be given late credit for messages that are more than a week late).&nbsp; Discussion messages will be graded pass/fail.&nbsp; Three or more missing messages, or five or more late messages, will result in a failure for this part of the course.&nbsp; Also, you will not be given credit for messages that do not discuss the course readings or otherwise do not attempt to follow the message guidelines.</span><span style='mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;</span><span style='mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span class=SpellE><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"'>Facebook</span></i></span><i style='mso-bidi-font-style: normal'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'> group</span></i><span style='mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Each student will join our <span class=SpellE>Facebook</span> course group Philosophy of Film.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>   </span>Here you can discuss the films you are viewing, coordinate watching films together, and share information about your favorite films, directors, current films to view, etc.</span><span style='mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;</span><span style='mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"'>Reading</span></i><span style='mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>You should complete the assigned readings before the class period in which they will be discussed (see reading schedule under Course Content).&nbsp; Be prepared to discuss the readings in class.&nbsp; I will assume that you have completed the readings and will not summarize them for you.&nbsp; However, you should come to class with questions about the readings, including requests for clarification.&nbsp; You should also raise questions about the readings in your weekly messages for you and other students to attempt to answer.</span><span style='mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;</span><span style='mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"'>Film Reviews</span></i><span style='mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Each student will write three film reviews to share with the class on a designated place on the Discussion Board.&nbsp; You may choose the films for these reviews.&nbsp; Before or after writing your film review, you should check for existing reviews of your chosen film (at <a href="../Local%20Settings/Temporary%20Internet%20Files/Content.Outlook/5C5R2G6I/redir.aspx">file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/lshrage/Local%20Settings/Temporary%20Internet%20Files/Content.Outlook/5C5R2G6I/redir.aspx</a> or <a href="../Local%20Settings/Temporary%20Internet%20Files/Content.Outlook/5C5R2G6I/redir.aspx">file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/lshrage/Local%20Settings/Temporary%20Internet%20Files/Content.Outlook/5C5R2G6I/redir.aspx</a> ) and include references to any you think your reader should look at and compare with yours in your bibliography.</span><span style='mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span style='mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"'>Exams</span></i><span style='mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>There will be one midterm exam, consisting of short-answer essay questions drawn from the topics and issues in the readings.&nbsp; There will be a final exam that will also consist of short-answer essay questions drawn from the readings.&nbsp;You will be expected to use the films you have watched to illustrate course concepts and develop points in your essays.</span><span style='mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:16.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;</span><span style='mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.0pt'><i style='mso-bidi-font-style: normal'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Grading</span></i><span style='mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:16.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Attendance: pass/fail (1/3-2/3 grade penalty for fail)</span><span style='mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:16.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Online Discussion: pass/fail (1/3-2/3 grade penalty for fail)</span><span style='mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:16.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Film Reviews: 30%</span><span style='mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.0pt'><span class=SpellE><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"'>Facebook</span></span><span style='font-size:16.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'> Participation: pass/fail (1/3-2/3 grade penalty for fail)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:16.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Midterm exam: 30%</span><span style='mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:16.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Final Exam: 40%</span><span style='mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:16.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;</span><span style='mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:16.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Plagiarism will not be tolerated; please familiarize yourself with FIU s Code of Academic Integrity: <a href="http://www.fiu.edu/~oabp/misconductweb/1acmisconductproc.htm">http://www.fiu.edu/~oabp/misconductweb/1acmisconductproc.htm</a> </span><span style='mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:16.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Also, see the library s Plagiarism Prevention page: <a href="http://library.fiu.edu/AboutUs/DepartmentsServices/ReferenceDepartment/LibraryInstructionServices/LibraryResearchAids/PlagiarismPrevention/tabid/364/Default.aspx">http://library.fiu.edu/AboutUs/DepartmentsServices/ReferenceDepartment/LibraryInstructionServices/LibraryResearchAids/PlagiarismPrevention/tabid/364/Default.aspx</a> </span><span style='mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:16.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;</span><span style='mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:15.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;</span><span style='mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:16.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;----------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:21.0pt'><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight: normal'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#76923C'>Syllabus </span></b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"'>(graduate)</span><span style='mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:18.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:#1F497D'>Women s Studies Special Topics (5935 - U02)</span><span style='mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:18.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:#1F497D'>&nbsp;</span><span style='mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:16.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:#C0504D'>Course description, Fall 2009:</span><span style='font-size: 16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'> This course will cover work at the intersection of the philosophy of art (aesthetics) and film studies.&nbsp; We will consider questions such as: are films works of art, is a film the creative expression primarily of the director, how do films engage our emotions and intellects, how do movies represent reality, how do we assess the social and political impact of films, and what are the standard film genres and narrative conventions particular to them?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:16.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>WS graduate certificate earners will also explore feminist film theory and the intersection of gender and film studies. &nbsp;Students should discuss with me at the beginning of the semester which of the recommended readings they will cover (in lieu of some of the philosophy reading).</span><span style='mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:15.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;</span><span style='mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:16.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:#C0504D'>Learning Outcomes:</span><span style='mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:60.0pt;text-indent:-.25in; line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"'>Students will be able to identify different schools of film criticism, and the standard methods and theories for interpreting and evaluating films</span><span style='mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:60.0pt;text-indent:-.25in; line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;</span><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Students will be able to use film theory to analyze particular films</span><span style='mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:60.0pt;text-indent:-.25in; line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"'>Students will understand relationships between the study of film and the study of other artworks</span><span style='mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:60.0pt;text-indent:-.25in; line-height:17.0pt'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"'>Students will be familiar with a range of film works, including independent films, international films, documentaries, classic Hollywood films, and animation films</span><span style='mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:60.0pt;text-indent:-.25in; line-height:17.0pt'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"'>Students will be able to write a thoughtful, perceptive, and helpful film review</span><span style='mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:60.0pt;text-indent:-.25in; line-height:17.0pt'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"'>Students will be able to explain and illustrate relationships between feminist film studies and other areas of feminist theory and gender studies</span><span style='mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:60.0pt;text-indent:-.25in; line-height:17.0pt'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"'>Students will be able to write a scholarly paper on film using feminist research methods, which they can submit to a graduate student journal on film studies, or gender and popular culture</span><span style='mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:16.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;</span><span style='mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:16.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:#C0504D'>Texts:</span><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'> <i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>The Philosophy of Film</i>, edited by Thomas <span class=SpellE>Wartenberg</span> and Angela Curran</span><span style='mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.0pt'><i style='mso-bidi-font-style: normal'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Feminism and Film</span></i><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"'>, edited by E. Ann Kaplan</span><span style='mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:15.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;</span><span style='mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#C0504D'>Course Requirements:</span><span style='mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#C0504D'>&nbsp;</span><span style='mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"'>Classroom Attendance</span></i><span style='mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Students are required to attend class and are responsible for all material covered in class. Class attendance will be evaluated as pass/fail.&nbsp; Four or more unexcused absences will result in a failure for this part of the course.&nbsp; Coming late or leaving early may count toward your absence total.</span><span style='mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;</span><span style='mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>This is a web-assisted class.&nbsp; We will meet as scheduled on Mondays and Wednesdays.&nbsp; Each Friday, you will arrange on your own (through <span class=SpellE>NetFlix</span>, your favorite DVD store, etc.) to watch the assigned film for the week. You should also arrange to view one additional film of your choice each week (14 for the semester, which should include a mix of current and historical films, American and non-U.S. films). The minimum number of films you will view over the semester is 28.</span><span style='mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;</span><span style='mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"'>Online Discussion</span></i><span style='mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Each week you will post a message on the Discussion Board (14 messages total during the semester), which will address one or more of the themes and topics in that week s readings (see message guidelines on the course website). Messages should be posted by noon on Wednesday each week, so we can discuss them in class that day; messages appearing after the deadline will be counted late (you will not be given late credit for messages that are more than a week late).&nbsp; Discussion messages will be graded pass/fail.&nbsp; Three or more missing messages, or five or more late messages, will result in a failure for this part of the course.&nbsp; Also, you will not be given credit for messages that do not discuss the course readings or otherwise do not attempt to follow the message guidelines.</span><span style='mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;</span><span style='mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span class=SpellE><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"'>Facebook</span></i></span><i style='mso-bidi-font-style: normal'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'> group</span></i><span style='mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Each student will join our <span class=SpellE>Facebook</span> course group Philosophy of Film.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>   </span>Here you can discuss the films you are viewing, coordinate watching films together, and share information about your favorite films, directors, current films to view, etc.</span><span style='mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;</span><span style='mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"'>Reading</span></i><span style='mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>You should complete the assigned readings before the class period in which they will be discussed (see reading schedule under Course Content).&nbsp; Be prepared to discuss the readings in class.&nbsp; I will assume that you have completed the readings and will not summarize them for you.&nbsp; However, you should come to class with questions about the readings, including requests for clarification.&nbsp; You should also raise questions about the readings in your weekly messages for you and other students to attempt to answer.</span><span style='mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;</span><span style='mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"'>Film Reviews</span></i><span style='mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Each student will write three film reviews to share with the class on a designated place on the Discussion Board.&nbsp; You may choose the films for these reviews.&nbsp; Before or after writing your film review, you should check for existing reviews of your chosen film (at <a href="../Local%20Settings/Temporary%20Internet%20Files/Content.Outlook/5C5R2G6I/redir.aspx">file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/lshrage/Local%20Settings/Temporary%20Internet%20Files/Content.Outlook/5C5R2G6I/redir.aspx</a> or <a href="../Local%20Settings/Temporary%20Internet%20Files/Content.Outlook/5C5R2G6I/redir.aspx">file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/lshrage/Local%20Settings/Temporary%20Internet%20Files/Content.Outlook/5C5R2G6I/redir.aspx</a> ) and include references to any you think your reader should look at and compare with yours in your bibliography.</span><span style='mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span style='mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"'>Exams</span></i><span style='mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>There will be one midterm exam, consisting of short-answer essay questions drawn from the topics and issues in the readings.&nbsp; There will be a final exam that will also consist of short-answer essay questions drawn from the readings.&nbsp;You will be expected to use the films you have watched to illustrate course concepts and develop points in your essays.</span><span style='mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;</span><span style='mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"'>Research Paper</span></i><span style='mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:16.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>MA and </span><span class=SpellE>Ph.D</span><span style='font-size:16.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'> students will write a paper in the area of gender and film studies that intersects with their graduate field.&nbsp; Before beginning this paper, students will submit a list of five possible journals to which they might submit their work.&nbsp; Students will also try to find calls for papers and presentations and may design their research papers to fit the </span>CFPs<span style='font-size:16.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>.&nbsp; Students will submit an abstract and proposed list of references before starting this paper, along with the list of possible publication/presentation venues.&nbsp; The papers will follow the format guidelines specified in the </span>CFPs<span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"'> or journals to which students plan to submit their work.</span><span style='mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:15.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;</span><span style='mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.0pt'><i style='mso-bidi-font-style: normal'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Grading</span></i><span style='mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:16.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Attendance: pass/fail (1/3-2/3 grade penalty for fail)</span><span style='mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:16.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Online Discussion: pass/fail (1/3-2/3 grade penalty for fail)</span><span style='mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:16.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Film Reviews: 20%</span><span style='mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.0pt'><span class=SpellE><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"'>Facebook</span></span><span style='font-size:16.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'> Participation: pass/fail (1/3-2/3 grade penalty for fail)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:16.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Midterm exam: 20%</span><span style='mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:16.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Final Exam: 30%</span><span style='mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:16.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Research Paper: 30%</span><span style='mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:16.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;</span><span style='mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:16.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Plagiarism will not be tolerated; please familiarize yourself with </span>FIU s<span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"'> Code of Academic Integrity: <a href="http://www.fiu.edu/~oabp/misconductweb/1acmisconductproc.htm">http://www.fiu.edu/~oabp/misconductweb/1acmisconductproc.htm</a> </span><span style='mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:16.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Also, see the library s Plagiarism Prevention page: <a href="http://library.fiu.edu/AboutUs/DepartmentsServices/ReferenceDepartment/LibraryInstructionServices/LibraryResearchAids/PlagiarismPrevention/tabid/364/Default.aspx">http://library.fiu.edu/AboutUs/DepartmentsServices/ReferenceDepartment/LibraryInstructionServices/LibraryResearchAids/PlagiarismPrevention/tabid/364/Default.aspx</a> </span><span style='mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;</span><span style='mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> </div> </body> </html>