Thursday, April 2, 2015

Summer 2015 Courses: The Politics of Terror: In the Self, the Community and State


The GVPT department is offering two upper level GVPT film courses over the summer:

GVPT 399A/388A
Summer Session 1: 
GVPT 399A - June 1-June 19,  2015
GVPT 388A - June 1 - July 12, 1015
Theme: The Politics of Terror: In the Self, the Community and State

Film Schedule

Terror in and on the Self

June 2: Ordinary People
        3:  Black Swan
        4: Shutter Island
       5: Incendies

Terror in the Community

June 9:  Hotel Rwanda
       10:The Beider Meinhoff Gang
        11: City of God
        12: Paradise Now

Terror in and by the State

June 16: Munich
        17: District 9
        18: Rendition
        19: The Grey Zone

Examines the politics and psychology of terror, terrorism and being terrorized. We look at these processes from the perspective of the self, the group and the state; and study the dynamics of power present in all three levels. We use major feature films to demonstrate the emotional and political impact of the operation of terror. Students may take GVPT388A in conjunction with GVPT399A for a total of six credits.

Students may enroll for either three or six credits; if you enroll for three credits and intend to take the on-campus course, sign up for GVPT 399A; you may also take the course as an online, three credit course.  If you do that sign up for GVPT 388A.  If you choose to take the course for six credits sign up for both 399A and 388A.  For those taking the course for six credits, 388A covers the second three weeks of the first summer session.  You do an independent project on your own that builds from the first three-week 399A session.  You work with your discussion leader on a paper topic and that paper will be due at the end of the first summer session.  You do not have to be on campus to do GVPT 388A.   For those of you taking the online 388A ONLY, you have the entire first summer session, through July 11, to complete the above list of films. If you have any questions feel free to contact Professor Glass at extension 5-4119 or jglass1@umd.edu.

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