Course Description

The history of Israeli film and its political, social, and cultural contexts. Investigation of particular directors, periods, and styles; relationship between Israeli and other cinematic traditions.

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Athena Title

Israeli Film

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Semester Course Offered

Offered every odd-numbered year.

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Grading System

A - F (Traditional)

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Course Objectives

Overview of Israeli cinema. Students will acquire background knowledge of political, social, and cultural developments in 20th- and 21st-century Israel. The course will help students develop film and media literacy through critical analysis of films and the study of cultural and film theory. Students will analyze the meaning of and relationship between Israeli and other cinematic traditions and will explore and discuss various aspects of cultural globalization.

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Topical Outline

History of Israeli Film Pre-State Film State of Israel Pivotal Directors Important Styles and Groups Zionist Realism films (1930s–1960s) Bourekas (1960s-1980s) New Sensitivity (1960s-1980s) Palestinian Wave The First Intifada (1987) The Second Intifada (2002) New Israeli Cinema (2000-present)

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