Cinematic Cities (VMS-0105)

Fall 2024 · VMS 0105 · Tufts University · 3 credits · Undergraduate

IInvented at the end of the 19th century, as a uniquely modern medium at a time of enormous urban growth, cinema has had an illustrious relationship to the city. From early silent celebrations of modernity in Man with a Movie Camera, to later postmodern dystopian machinations in The Matrix, film uniquely scripts both the celebration and decay of cities. Guided by thematic topics, investigate the representation of the city as the site of promise, emancipation, and creativity but also as the site of dystopian futures, where the excesses of capitalist expansion and global climate change become starkly evident. Open to all levels.

Course codes: VMS-0105, VMS 0105, VMS0105, VMS-105, VMS 105, VMS105, FMS-0072, FMS 0072, FMS0072, FMS-72, FMS 72, FMS72

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