Courses:

Course Info

• Course Number / Code:
• 24.213 (Fall 2004) 
• Course Title:
• Philosophy of Film 
• Course Level:
• Undergraduate 
• Offered by :
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
  Massachusetts, United States  
• Department:
• Linguistics and Philosophy 
• Course Instructor(s):
• Prof. Irving Singer 
• Course Introduction:
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  24.213 Philosophy of Film
  
  
  
  

  Fall 2004

  
  
  

  
  
  

  Course Highlights

  
  
  

  This course features several video lectures.

  
  
  

  Course Description

  
  
  

  This course is a seminar on the philosophical analysis of film art, with an emphasis on the ways in which it creates meaning through techniques that define a formal structure. There is a particular focus on aesthetic problems about appearance and reality, literary and visual effects, communication and alienation through film technology.

  
  
  

  Special Features

  
  
  

  • Sample video lectures

  
  
  

  Technical Requirements

  
  
  

  Special software is required to use some of the files in this course: .rm.