Course Objective:
The objective of this course is to explore the world of Marvel through its cinematic universe. In this course, we will journey through the main set of Marvel movies, beginning from Iron Man (2008) and coming all the way to Spiderman: Far From Home (2019). Through this journey, we will explore topics, themes and issues that are brought about in these movies. We will also try to explore what makes the franchise so compelling in terms of artistic innovation, character development, business models and marketing strategies. To do this, we will show excerpts from and discuss most of the following movies:
Key Learning Outcomes:
Students should be able to see the movies and point out the various social, ethical, political and economic themes that are highlighted within them. They should be able to critically analyze MCU’s presence and relevance in the modern world. The course is designed to focus more on how real-world themes and issues are portrayed in the movies. Students, will thus, be part of heated discussions regarding the same.
Grading Policy:
The class will be graded on a P/NP basis and those who pass will receive 1 credit in Psychology 98/198. The final grade in the class will be distributed as follows :
Attendance and Participation (40%)
Business Project (10%)
Midterm Project (20%)
Final Project (30%)
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Section | Facilitator | Size | Location | Time | Starts | Status | CCN(LD) | CCN(UD) |
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Class | Sanskriti Sinha | 50 | Zoom link provided on bCourses. | [M] 6:30PM-8:00PM | 09/07/2020 | Open | 23458 | 23458 |
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