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This seminar examines how our dependency on oil shapes modern ways of seeing and being. The course traces the media worlds of oil, from the origins of documentary film to contemporary contemplations of a world after oil.

Prerequisites: Film studies 46 or upper-division standing, and consent of instructor.

4

Units

Optional

Grading

1, 2, 3

Passtime

None

Level Limit

Letters and science

College
Mona Damluji
3.6
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187OC . 1 Year, 7 Months Ago

If you want to take this class, prepare to take very far away field trips (that you need to walk to) and do a lot of busy work. She also assigned a required a mandatory meeting on a day that we did not have class. She seems to have to regard for any of her students' time and I would not recommend taking this class.

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187OC . 2 Years Ago

Cares about the subject and truly makes it engaging and entertaining. Went into the class not expecting a ton or to enjoy it but really glad I took it. Would def recommend OC to any Famst majors or someone needing an upper div

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187OC . 4 Years Ago

To get an A in this class you have to take your time withe every assignment, as they were multiple forum posts per week, one your research, the 2 others were replies + answering q's about the weekly movie and super short readings (like, 5 pages). Participation (required) came easy with our topics. Knowledgable and caring prof, I felt super engaged.

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FAMST96 . 5 Months Ago

LOVE HER SO MUCH! She is so incredibly kind, passionate, eloquent, informed, etc. My favorite FAMST professor so far. The class itself is also super fun. Lots of writing but easy to manage, as most of it is in class. Attendance required. The films we watched were all really great too. Also no tests, just papers. Highly recommend!

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FAMST96 . 6 Months Ago

It's a class that teaches you how to write about films, but very heavy on using SPECIFIC language to do so. I thoroughly enjoyed all of the films in this class but I couldn't stand the way the class is structured to make you use certain terms, devoid of any real original thought about the films.

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FAMST96 . 2 Years Ago

THE BEST FAMST96 PROFESSOR OF ALL TIME

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