LOVE, SEXUALITY, & CINEMA (PY2061)

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Applies psychodynamic concepts to the understanding of romantic love as presented in the contemporary cinema. Studies in detail the film Dangerous Liaisons (Frears-Hampton), then analyzes a selection of the following films: Nine And A Half Weeks (Adrian Lyne), L'Amant-The Lover (Duras-Annaud), Sunset Boulevard (Wilder).

Code: 
PY2061
Name: 
LOVE, SEXUALITY, & CINEMA
Discipline: 
PY (Psychology)
Type: 
Regular
Level: 
Undergraduate
Credits: 
4
Can be taken twice for credit?: 
No
Pre-requisites: 
College Level=Sophomore
Co-requisites: 
None
Equivalencies: 
LOVE, SEXUALITY, & CINEMA (GS2061)

Learning Outcomes

  1. Thus to think clinically about human personality and psychopathology.
  2. To develop observational skills.
  3. To discuss and write coherently about what has been observed.
  4. To interpret psycho-dynamically the motivations and interpersonal interactions observed,

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