Political Cinema (ENG-0082)

Spring 2026 · ENG 0082 · Tufts University · 3 credits · Undergraduate

Analysis of films that both represent politics in its familiar manifestations (campaigns, elections, revolutions, movements for rights and liberties) and explore the politics of cinematic form. Primary focus on mainstream fictional cinema in the U.S., but some attention to documentaries, non-Hollywood U.S. films, and political cinema in other countries. Readings in film theory, film criticism, and cultural criticism. Fulfills the post-1860 requirement for the English major. Recommendations: ENG 1, 2 or Fulfillment of College Writing Requirement.

Course codes: ENG-0082, ENG 0082, ENG0082, ENG-82, ENG 82, ENG82, FMS-0049, FMS 0049, FMS0049, FMS-49, FMS 49, FMS49, ILVS-0056, ILVS 0056, ILVS0056, ILVS-56, ILVS 56, ILVS56

• 01-LEC (Lecture) — Joseph D Litvak