IST1005-1-FA13 - Seeing & Believing: Religion & Film

Instructors: Dr. Jeffrey Mahan and Dr. Sophia Shafi

E-mail: jmahan@ iliff.edu (and) sshafi@iliff.edu
Office Hours: Mahan [   ]  Shafi [Mondays 10:30-12]

Syllabus (attached here) Seeing and Believing Syllabus.docx

Course Description

Course Overview

 

Course Objectives

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Recommended:

Evaluation


Course Expectations

Incompletes:  If incompletes are allowed in this course, see the Master's Student Handbook for Policies and Procedures.

Pass/Fail:  Masters students wishing to take the class pass/fail should discuss this with the instructor by the second class session.

Academic Integrity and Community Covenant:  All students are expected to abide by Iliff’s statement on Academic Integrity, as published in the Masters Student Handbook, or the Joint PhD Statement on Academic Honesty, as published in the Joint PhD Student Handbook, as appropriate.  All participants in this class are expected to be familiar with Iliff’s Community Covenant.

Accommodations:  Iliff engages in a collaborative effort with students with disabilities to reasonably accommodate student needs.   Students are encouraged to contact their assigned advisor to initiate the process of requesting accommodations.  The advising center can be contacted at advising@iliff.edu or by phone at 303-765-1146. 

Writing Lab:  Grammar and organization are important for all written assignments.  Additional help is available from the Iliff Writing Lab, which is available for students of any level who need help beginning an assignment, organizing thoughts, or reviewing a final draft. 

Inclusive Language:  It is expected that all course participants will use inclusive language in speaking and writing, and will use terms that do not create barriers to classroom community. 

Degree Learning Goals

DateDayDetails
Sep 10, 2013TueWeek One: Introductionsdue by 05:59AM
Sep 17, 2013TueWeek Two: Approaching the Narrative Textdue by 05:59AM
Sep 24, 2013TueWeek Three: Film as a Visual Textdue by 05:59AM
Oct 01, 2013TueWeek Four: Heroes and Superheroes: Making Culture Sacred due by 05:59AM
Oct 08, 2013TueWeek Five: Non-Hollywood Cinema Part Idue by 05:59AM
Oct 15, 2013TueWeek Six: Hollywood and Non-Hollywood Approaches to Difference due by 05:59AM
Oct 22, 2013TueWeek Seven: Narrating the Otherdue by 05:59AM
Oct 29, 2013TueWeek Eight: Religion & Film Scholarship Projectsdue by 05:59AM
Nov 05, 2013TueWeek Nine: Religion & Film Scholarship Projectsdue by 06:59AM
Nov 12, 2013TueWeek Ten: Reflectionsdue by 06:59AM