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New Course: "Labor in Film: My work, My risk, My sweat" (Summer 2024)


Barn building in Witness (1985). Directed by Peter Weir.

Title:

Labor in Film: My Work, My Risk, My Sweat


Instructor:

Doug (Film and Theory Instructor)


Dates:

Summer 2024 | Wednesdays, July 10 - August 14


Time:

6:00 PM - 9:00 PM (1.5 hour discussion/lecture, 1.5 hour optional screening)


Location:

Roseville Community Education


Course Description:

Despite being advertised as romance, crime, horror, or heroism, many popular films are often revolve around work. This class will examine portrayals of working and having a job in films, drawing from critical economic, philosophical, and sociological theories of work. Various types of labor and the economic systems shaping them will be analyzed, with a particular focus on how gender and race influence onscreen representations of work. No expertise required. 


Films to be covered include: 


  • Thief (1981)

  • Witness (1985)

  • My Beautiful Laundrette (1985)

  • Support the Girls (2018)

  • First Cow (2019)


Enrollment:



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