This course explores religious meaning in moving images (film or television). It will consider a wide variety of sources - from independent to mainstream Hollywood blockbusters, to television shows and mini-series - and will provide students with background knowledge of a variety of ways religious meaning is constructed and explored in films and television. After introductory readings on film theory, students will critically assess the form and content of films and/or television shows selected from different eras, cultures, or religious perspectives to explore how the moving image can give rise to religious meaning.
Semester Offered
Fall Or Spring