Maricopa Community Colleges  ENH253   20086-99999 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 04/29/08
ENH253 20086-99999 LEC 3 Credit(s) 3 Period(s)
Contemporary Global Literature and Film
Characteristics of literary and cinematic mediums. Challenges of adapting literature to film. Global examination of historical, religious, socio-economic, political, and colonial/post colonial themes depicted in Western and non-Western literature and film (e. g., Africa, Asia, and Latin America) outside the United States. Use of narrative in each medium and how it translates various global/international perspectives and cultural assumptions. Specific genres present in literature and film. Cultural metaphors and symbols used in literature and film.
Prerequisites: ENG101.
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
ENH253   20086-99999 Contemporary Global Literature and Film
1. Compare and contrast the specific characteristics of literature and film. (I)
2. Analyze the art of adapting literature to film. (I)
3. Explain how each medium addresses historical, religious, socio-economic, political, and colonial/post colonial themes. (II)
4. Explain the use of narrative in literature and film, and describe how the narrative format translates various global perspectives and cultural values and assumptions. (III)
5. Compare and contrast cultural questions of globalization and the values and assumptions between and among cultures. (II, III)
6. Identify and exemplify specific genres used in literature and film. (IV)
7. Compare and contrast cultural metaphors and symbols in literature and film. (V)
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ENH253   20086-99999 Contemporary Global Literature and Film
    I. Literature vs. Film
        A. Characteristics of each medium
        B. Art of adapting literature to film
      II. Each Medium's Consideration of Global Issues and Cultural Questions
          A. Historical and socio-economic forces
          B. Religious and cultural beliefs
          C. Political power and colonial/post colonial influences
        III. Narrative
            A. Forms of narrative
            B. Narrative format as translator of global perspectives, cultural values and assumptions
              1. historical
              2. socio-economic
              3. political
              4. psychological
              5. colonial/post-colonial
          IV. Mediums
              A. Literary
              B. Cinematic
            V. Cultural Metaphors and Symbols in literature and film
                A. Literary definitions and examples
                B. Cinematic definitions and examples
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