TMA 494
Transcendence: Religion and Film
Theatre and Media Arts
College of Fine Arts and Communications
Course Description
Historical, stylistic, and thematic survey of approaches to religious and spiritual subject matter in film.
When Taught
Winter
Grade Rule
Grade Rule 8: A, B, C, D, E, I (Standard grade rule)
Min
3
Fixed
3
Fixed
6
Fixed
0
Other Prerequisites
media arts major or minor status.
Title
Transcendence in Cinema
Learning Outcome
Consider the history and nature of transcendence in cinema, it's operation in particular films, and the permutations of relationships between transcendence/spirituality and film.
Title
Personal Paradigm
Learning Outcome
Explore and further articulate their personal paradigm of transcendence and film especially in its operation in specific cinematic texts.
Title
Criticism Skills
Learning Outcome
Develop "experimental criticism" skills (as identified by C.S. Lewis), examining a text's impact on spectators and its relationship to the intent of its creators.
Title
Scholarly Literature
Learning Outcome
Establish familiarity with the some of the scholarly literature on religion/values and film.
