Cinema and Memory

How does cinema form, shape, and transmit memory. How does it preserve, challenge, or reshape our understanding of the past? This course examines the dynamic relationship between cinema and memory through considerations of personal and collective memory, to understand cinema as both an archive and a form of creative memorialization. Through screenings, readings, and discussions, students reflect critically on the ethics and aesthetics of remembering and forgetting on screen. Students complete weekly reflections, engage in simple film production exercises, and create a final film project exploring memory and cinema.