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FYSE1530A-F18

Global Chaplin

Global Chaplin
“Charles Chaplin,” according to the British Film Institute, “is film history—a genius of the defining art of the 20th century and a towering figure in world culture.” In this course, we will study films like The Kid, Modern Times, and The Great Dictator and their reception from Dar es Salaam to Lima to Shanghai. We will also examine diverse ways in which Chaplin—especially his signature character, The Tramp—was later appropriated worldwide by Chaplinesque figures like Cantinflas, Raj Kapoor, and Giulietta Masina. In so doing, we will question the meanings of mass media industries and global popular culture. 3 hrs. sem.
Course Reference Number (CRN):
92593
Subject Code:
FYSE
Course Number:
1530
Section Identifier:
A

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FYSE 1530

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Fall 2018

FYSE1530A-F18 Seminar (Poppe)