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SO 321 - Special Topics: Films of Crime and PunishmentThis course examines and analyzes film portrayals of both crime and punishment. Specifically, the course has students consider how our understanding of crime, criminals and criminal behavior may be shaped by film. The course seeks to examine the portrayals of the criminal justice system itself; how it functions, the actors within the system and the culture that surrounds the system. Furthermore, it is designed to analyze how films create societal response narratives by way of punishment portrayals. Students consider how film comes to shape the political and social debate surrounding how justice is best administered by a society. The online format allows students to interact with the professor and other students in asynchronous discussion boards. Online course materials will help clarify points made by the author(s). Discussions will help other students think critically about issues surrounding particular issues related to crime and the media. It is crucial that students actively engage in the discussion boards as they are the focal point in the online environment. The week long on campus component of the course is designed to have a more in-depth discussion about the key themes identified and to develop a more critical mindset when assessing popular culture depictions of crime, criminality and justice.
Credits: 3 Offered: Online: Summer Session 2017, Week 2 |
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