THEOREL 206

Religion in Film and Television


Please note: this is archived course information from 2023 for THEOREL 206.

Description

Explores the ways that religious themes, myths, and imagery are expressed within the narratives of some classic and contemporary films and television dramas. Students will learn skills to identify the articulation of religious beliefs, narratives, and the sacred or transcendent within the medium of film and television, and to discuss critically this cultural engagement with religion.

Assessment

Coursework only

For full course information see the Digital Course Outline for THEOREL 206.

Digital Course Outlines are refreshed in November for the following year. Digital Course Outlines for courses to be offered for the first time may be published slightly later.

Availability 2023

Semester 2

Lecturer(s)

Coordinator(s)  Orna Weinroth
Lecturer(s)  Orna Weinroth

Points

THEOREL 206: 15 points

Prerequisites

30 points at Stage I

Restrictions

THEOREL 306