I am excited to be teaching a special topics communication course on Intercultural Films during the January intersession at elmhurst-college.
The course covers the Interpretation and analysis of intercultural communication concepts and identity politics as represented in critically acclaimed international films.
Here's a list of the films I plan to screen. I will have to drop two or three. :-(
Omar (Palestine)
Persepolis (France)
Let the Right One In (Sweden)
Funny Games (Germany)
The Singing Revolution (Estonia)
Hedwig and the Angry Inch (U.S.)
The Band's Visit (Israel)
Quinceañera (U.S., in Spanish)
Babi Leto (Czech Republic)
Waltz with Bashir (Multiple Countries)
Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (India)
Kavkazskiy Plennik: Prisoner of the Mountains (Russia)
The Reluctant Fundamentalist (U.S., U.K., Qatar)
The Intouchables (France)
Whale Rider (New Zealand)
Skin (South Africa)
Poetry (South Korea)
American Beauty (U.S.)