SOC 3810
Film and the City
What makes a city a city? Is there something unique about urban life, in comparison to the way life is lived in rural areas and small towns? Only recently has over half of the world's population started to live in urban centers. What issues, if any, might have arisen from this development? In this course, students will think about and explore how sociology and related disciplines have approached the study of cities. Students will read classic and contemporary theorists on urban life and consider how cities shape the human experience. Then, they will apply what they learn to consider the city as portrayed in film. Movies will become the lab where students grapple with the good, the bad, the ugly, and also the beauty of cities. This course has no specific prerequisites, but completion of an introductory Sociology course is recommended prior to enrollment.
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Prof. Moore is a great professor! He's very invested in your work and successfully tries to be accommodating to the class. His workload was a little heavy compared to other courses that I have taken, but overall I would recommend him.
12/19/2023
Definitely recommend Professor Moore and Film and the City. Fascinating + thoughtful syllabus, engaging assignments, manageable workload. Take this class if you like thinking about urban planning through the lens of movies.
5/16/2023