FYS 106K INTERNATIONAL POL THRU FILM

International Politics  Through Film.  An exploration of international politics through film.  Students will read about and discuss the historical context within which the story of each movie occurs.  Subjects and movies may include life under totalitarian regimes (The Lives of Others); the role of intelligence in open societies (The Good Shepherd); human rights violations under dictatorships (The Official Story); sexism and religiosity (The Stoning of Soraya M.); apartheid (A Dry White Season); moral implications of war (Gallipoli); the Middle East, multinational corporations, and government (Syriana).