Course
PH028 - Media Studies: In Search of Jesus in Cinema
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General Information
Course Type On Campus
Course Category Ph05 Elective Courses
Description Teaching Objective:
This course motivates students to adopt a multi-disciplinary and critical approach in media studies, both in theory and in practice. The focus of the course is set on films on Jesus, i.e. the so-called Jesus-film. Participants will be guided to study the history and the rationales of the Jesus-film, together with its counterpart, i.e. the Christ-films To wind up the course, participants are led to work on a project of her/his own on a Christ-film.

Teaching Content:
Lectures
An imaging of Jesus: a realist or a creative depiction?
The cinematic depiction of Jesus in silence and shade
The cinematic depiction of Jesus in bit parts
The cinematic depiction of His humanity
The Jesus musicals
The cinematic depiction beyond the Bible
A few modern Jesus films
Seminars
From Jesus to Christ: A study on <Jesus of Montreal>
Each participant will prepare a presentation on a Christ-film. She/He will prepare a written report as part of the requirement to the course.

Teaching Mode:
Lecture, Group Discussion and Personal Reading

Assessment Mode:
Seminar Participation and written report
College Organization Structure PHILOSOPHY DIVISION
Course Tuition Fee 1400.00
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