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The 199Y1 and 199H1 seminars are designed to provide the opportunity to work closely with an instructor in a class of no more than twenty-four students. These interactive seminars are intended to stimulate the students’ curiosity and provide an opportunity to get to know a member of the professorial staff in a seminar environment during the first year of study. Details here. Cinema Studies Courses INI115Y1 Introduction to film analysis; concepts of film style and narrative. Topics include documentary, avant-garde, genres, authorship, ideology, and representation. INI212Y1 Examines the practices, theories and debates surrounding the emergence of cinema through to the development of studio system filmmaking in the first half of the 20th Century. Topics include: film’s relation to the other arts; formalist and realist traditions; technological innovations; audiences and reception; and cultural industries. INI222H1 Action cinema holds a dominant place in our contemporary era of the blockbuster and CGI effects. This course examines the modes and function of this popular genre, while also tracing Action’s longevity and diversity to include its significant precursors, its social contexts, and forms of spectatorship. Topics include: bodies and genders (80s Hard Bodies); genres such as martial arts, sensational serial melodrama, war films, thrillers, crime and urban action, action comedies; and the aesthetics of violence. INI223H1 Sex and eroticism and their various representations have long been central
and controversial components of filmic pleasure. This course examines how sex
and its regulation in the cinema suggest broader ideas and concerns that are
central to individual and social notions of the self and the gendered body.
Topics include:obscenity laws and the history of film censorship; the emergence
of sexploitation and pornography; porno chic and art cinemas; and the migration
of sexual imagery across technologies from stag films to the internet. INI224Y1 Close examination of the careers and works of four auteur directors in commercial film production. (Offered in alternate years) INI225Y1 Examination of the art of popular film in its social, political, and commercial
contexts, through study of selected popular films from 1970 to the present.
Various critical approaches, genres, and directors are studied. INI226H1 Horror film as a genre, focusing on three types of international horror: the un-dead, body horror, and the supernatural.The genre’s popular appeal, affective power, unique means of producing pleasure, and its current global resurgence will be emphasized. Topics include: the aesthetics of gore and violence; technologies of fear; J-horror, new French extremity; cult fandom and paracinema; and media convergence. INI227H1 Study of science fiction film in its role as a commercial film genre, social allegory and speculation on technology and the future. INI228H1 Studies cinema as a commercial enterprise that includes topics such as: the industrial history of lenses, the development of photo-chemical film stocks, divergent models of cultural production to include accounting protocols, viewership demographics, merchandising, and film festival economics. Analyses divergent global models of commercial, artisanal and national cinemas through Cinemetrics. INI314Y1 Examines film theory and practice from the 1960s onward, and the impact of media
change on earlier film cultures and aesthetics. Topics include: New Waves;
the politicization of theory; spectatorship; counter-cinemas; transnational
film and “Global Hollywood”; and media theory from the analog to the digital. (Note: Where INI314Y1 is listed as a prerequisite or recommended preparation, INI214Y from previous
years satisfies this requirement). INI322Y1 Film experimentation in the context of modern art and poetry (Cubism, Dada-Surrealism)
from the 1920s through the 1990s. (Offered in alternate years) INI323Y1 Feminist film criticism from mid-sixties critiques of media stereotypes of women to current issues in feminist film theory. Films to be studied include mainstream narrative fiction and films by women directors: Von Sternberg, Godard, Sirk, Arzner, Dulac, Lupino, Von Trotta, Rainer, Akerman, Duras. Topics include: apparatus theory and its legacy, models of spectatorship, feminist historiography, stardom, the cinematic (re)production of identity, the relationship between social movements and cinema, and “postfeminism.” (Offered in alternate years) INI324Y1 A study of filmmaking in the US once the studio system was in place; consideration of industrial, economic, ideological, and aesthetic dimensions of the American studio era. Topics include: the primacy of classicism, the operations of the studio system (including censorship, labour relations, marketing, and star promotion), and the cultural function of American films. (Offered in alternate years) INI325Y1 A critical survey of documentary practice including newsreels, direct cinema, cinema verité, ethnographic, and various hybrid narrative forms, with emphasis on the rhetorical, aesthetic, and political dimensions of “the art of record.” Topics include: poetics, argument, and modes of address; evidence, authenticity, and persuasion; filmmaker/subject/audience nexus; historiography, hagiography, and memory; reflexive irony and performance. (Offered in alternate years) INI327Y1 How race functions in cinema. Topics include: the foundational role of racial inscription in early U.S. cinema, its re-articulation in classical and contemporary films, and its expansion beyond the black/white paradigm; visual ethnography and related categories, “the primitive,” and Orientalism; aboriginal media and indigenous aesthetics; “Black Atlantic” and Diaspora as constitutive tropes that inform critical assessments of Black British, Banlieu and Turkish/German cinemas, and “exilic” film practice; border aesthetics; race and urban space in the “hood” film, “post-race” and the evolving racial imaginary in the Obama era. (Offered in alternate years) INI329Y1 Study of theoretical and analytical models of film genres and narratology; structuralist, cognitive, and semiotic approaches to filmic narration. Genres to be studied include westerns, crime films, art cinema, fantasy, and horror. (Offered in alternate years) INI330Y1 Intensive study of film theory since the 1980s, as well as approaches to analysis
of screen culture. Emerging models that address the changing status of the
moving image are set in dialogue with classical film theories to expose continuities
and ruptures. Topics include “Post-theory”, temporality, sound, comparison of cognitive, phenomenological and psychoanalytic
models, theorizing difference, impact of new media on film aesthetics and critical
assessment of new forms of spectatorship, narrative, and production inaugurated
by the digital. (Offered in alternate years) INI374H1 Advanced study of issues in film authorship through intensive examination of two major filmmakers. (Offered in alternate years) INI375H1 Advanced study of issues in film authorship through intensive examination of one or more major filmmakers. (Offered in alternate years) INI380Y1 Contemporary developments beyond Hollywood and European Art Cinema, examining a select number of national/regional cinemas: Africa, East Asia, Latin America, Iran, and Hindi cinema. Focus on global film cultures will outline generic and stylistic conventions, cultural contexts, the role of transnational popular genres, and questions of production, distribution networks and reception within a global economy. INI381H1 In-depth treatment of a national cinema. (Offered in alternate years) INI382H1 Comparative study of European film production and culture: inter-war and post-war developments; contemporary tendencies (co-production, continental unification, migration). (Offered every three years) INI383H1 An introduction to early animation, considering its vaudeville roots, its industrialization,
and its emerging aesthetics and representational tropes. Examination of the
early corpus of animation from 1900-1950 and in-depth study of the artistic,
social and cultural mileux from which animation derived. (Offered in alternate
years) INI384H1 The practice of film criticism with concentration on film reviews and scholarly articles. The study of examples of such work is the focus of the seminars supplemented by practical sessions involving process writing and collaborative editing. (Offered every three years) INI385H1 History, diversity and critical approaches to Canadian and Québécois cinemas. Analyses of film and critical frameworks include concepts of national cinema, the role of funding institutions, the documentary legacy, experimental and art cinema, the emergence of the feature film, and how co-productions, multiculturalism, and post-national arguments are re-shaping the production and reception contexts of national cinema. (Offered in alternate years) INI387H1 An overview of the history of Canadian television, its situation in the multi-channel universe, its role as official public broadcaster and its future in relation to niche carriers and the internet. Texts include public affairs, variety programs, episodic series and domestically produced dramas. INI390Y1 Examination of contemporary Chinese films in their three production centres: the People’s Republic of China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. Production, commercial and aesthetic trends, and international reception; major auteurs and genres. Directors include Chen Kaige, Zang Yimou, Edward Yang, John Woo, and Wang Kar-wai. (Offered in alternate years) INI396Y1 Seminars in special topics designed for Specialist and Major students in Cinema
Studies. Past courses include: B Movies and Cult Cinema, American Animation
after 1950, and Quebec Cinema. INI397H1 Seminars in special topics designed for Specialist and Major students in Cinema
Studies. INI398H1 This course is taught by a professional screenwriter. Approaches to the art and
craft of screenwriting, curriculum, course format and assignments will change
with the instructor. With course ballot, submit 8-page writing sample. INI428H1 Film’s emergence from urban culture of the nineteenth century: the modern industrial city and the cinematic imagination between the world wars; the critical alignment of urbanism and the cinema. INI429H1 Examining the mediation of political struggle from 1964-1974, this course analyzes
both how specific political issues were represented in popular media, and attempts
to politicize and question representational regimes. Its primary focus will
be cinematic and televisual, but by necessity it will also touch upon radio
and the recording industry. INI460H1 Consideration of the status of a selected film genre from historical and theoretical perspectives. Past seminars have focused on “Comedy”, “Melodrama”, “Film Noir” and “The End in Cinema.” INI461H1 Advanced study of select approaches to the filmic text. Past seminars include: Textual Analysis and Neo-formalism. INI463H1 Study of a specific historical period that includes formal, economic and cultural dimensions, questions of audience and spectatorial address. Past seminars include: “Film Historiography,” “Early Cinema,” “Reviewing Hollywood Classicism,” and “Women Pioneers.” INI464H1 Consideration of cinema and its social relations. Past seminars include: “Children in the Movies,” “Sub-Saharan African Cinema,” and “International Film Festivals.” INI465H1 How technology influences the operations and study of cinema. Past seminars include: cinematic style, sound and music in film, and emergent technologies. INI466H1 Examines the ways cinema constructs bodies so as to produce affect and bear meaning
in a variety of traditions and genres, from melodrama to action films, ethnographic
cinema to pornography. INI467H1 Taking as its focus American “indie” cinema from the 1980s onward, this course examines the variety of factors by
which “independence” is typically measured, including mode of production, means of circulation, textual
operations, critical reception, niche audiences, and relationship to larger
social, cultural and/or political movements. INI475H1 Seminars in special topics designed for advanced Specialist and Major students
in Cinema Studies. INI476Y1 INI477H1 INI478H1 Independent research projects devised by students and supervised by Cinema Studies faculty. Open to advanced Specialist and Major students in the Program. Applications must be submitted to the Program Office by June 1 for a Fall course, by November 1 for a Spring Course, and by April 1 for a summer course. INI482Y1 Seminars in special topics designed for advanced Specialist and Major students
in Cinema Studies. INI483H1 Seminars in special topics designed for advanced Specialist and Major students
in Cinema Studies. INI484H1 Seminars in special topics designed for advanced Specialist and Major students
in Cinema Studies. Urban Studies Courses JGI216H1 Examines the process of globalization, mass urbanization and economic change taking place in cities around the world. Includes interdisciplinary exploration of the industrial and economic changes that have ensued as a result of globalization, as well as social and cultural manifestations associated with the emergence of global cities. INI235Y1 Explores the culture, thoughts, institutions, policies, and processes shaping our urban areas. Emphasis is placed on understanding the problems and prospects associated with growth and change in the city. Disciplines used to provide various interpretations include Economics, Environmental Studies, Geography, History, Political Science, Sociology, Urban Design and Planning.
This course critically examines the concept of urban sustainability in theory and application. Case studies of ongoing urban sustainability programs in the developed world help students assess the successes and failures of these programs. The course also examines the current state of research and implementation efforts toward urban sustainability. INI308H1 Examines the struggle to create a civic society within Toronto as it becomes a global city. Sample topics include: the neighbourhood and the city, the outer city and the urban region, planning and sprawl, public and private transportation, the natural and the urban environment, housing and homelessness, levels of government, civic culture and multiculturalism. INI309H1 Examines the importance of infrastructure to urban societies from a technical, environmental, political, historical, and social perspective. Students study energy and communications systems, transportation, water, solid waste disposal, parks and recreation facilities, schools, hospitals, and community facilities and services. Key issues include growth management, financing and maintenance, public-private partnerships, and international development. INI335H1 In this course, students develop an understanding of the city as a dynamic organism that is constantly changing as a result of economic, social and political pressure. The course material is organized around a series of industry cluster case studies including: automotive, culture, information technology and health care. The emphasis of the course will be on the extension and refinement of theories and arguments developed in INI235Y1. INI336H1 A prominent thesis in the fields of planning and economic geography is that the presence of creative occupations in a city correlates positively with the overall health of urban regions. This course will investigate the nature of this link from theoretical and empirical perspectives and examine its potential usefulness in a planning/policy context. INI337H1 This course will focus on an examination of the immediate difficulties facing Toronto and by extension all Canadian cities. Instruction will consist of a combination of lectures by the instructor and by noted experts/practitioners in a range of topic areas including urban governance, finance, planning, environmental sustainability and social welfare. INI338H1 This course will expose students to a range of contemporary theoretical, analytical, and policy oriented debates in Urban Studies. The emphasis will be on establishing a broad knowledge base in the multifaceted field of urban studies. The exact topics to be covered will fall broadly under the banner of urban socioeconomic change, and specific syllabi, year to year, will follow contemporary and emerging debates. This will be expanded upon in this course’s 400 level counterpart. JGI346H1 Urban planning mechanisms, the legislation, and its goals. Planning issues from negotiation to legislation to appeal. Urban and regional problems facing planners in Ontario compared with those emerging in other provinces; Ontario’s legislative solutions contrasted with those developed elsewhere. (Given by the Department of Geography and Innis College)
This course is meant to be a senior compliment to INI338H1 whereby important theoretical, analytical and/or policy debates are addressed in a research seminar format. Students in INI430H1 will be expected to extend, or refine research topics identified and explored in INI338H1 in a major independent research project. Students will present their proposals, their progress reports, and their final results to the instructor and the class. INI431Y1 INI432H1 INI433H1 From time to time, the Urban Studies Program organizes community outreach and information sessions. At the discretion of the Director, students may enroll in a special topics course and investigate these issues more deeply under the supervision of an agreeable faculty member. Proposals including a letter from an agreeable faculty member should be submitted to the Director by June 1 for a Fall or Year-long course, or by November 1 for a Spring course. INI434Y1 INI435H1 INI436H1 Designed to allow strong students in the Major and Specialist programs to extend a piece of urban research under the supervision of a faculty member from any aligned department. Choice of ‘H’ or ‘Y’ session pursuant to the scope of the research envisioned, the proposed supervisor’s assessment of depth of the inquiry, and the approval of the program director. Proposals, including a letter from an agreeable supervisor should be submitted to the program director by June 1 for a Fall or Year session course and by November 1 for a Spring session course. INI437Y1 A method of studying city issues that combines readings, seminar discussions, and field trips with an 8 hour / week internship in the office of a municipal politician, local government, or non-profit organization. Readings focus on community development, urban planning, economic development and local governance. Students must fill out a ballot for the course (available on the Urban Studies website - www.utoronto.ca/innis/urban ) by June 1. Enrolment in this course is competitive and at the discretion of Dr. Shauna Brail (Director, Urban Studies Placement Program). JGI454H1 This course will focus on the role of a planning practitioner in contemporary society using a wealth of examples drawn from recent issues and debates in Canadian cities and regions. The course will walk students through the demands made of planners in terms of both technical expertise as well as political necessity and ask them to think actively about how to prepare for the extraordinary growth of cities during the next century. Examples of issues that will be discussed in some detail include the myths surrounding the city vs. the suburbs, the creativity and passion involved in planning work and the new City of Toronto Act. Writing and Rhetoric Courses INI103H1 Introduces the fundamentals of essay writing within an interdisciplinary context. Includes the history of the essay and its various rhetorical modes (narrative, descriptive, expository, argumentative), with a focus on humanities and social sciences essays. Both non-academic essays and essays from across the academic disciplines are examined in terms of purpose, audience, and persuasive strategies. INI104H1 Introduces the fundamentals of report writing within an interdisciplinary context. This writing intensive course focuses on improving writing skills appropriate to report writing genres. Informal, formal, research, and professional workplace reports are examined in terms of purpose, audience, structure, style, persuasive strategies, and use of visual rhetoric (tables, charts, graphs). This course also examines qualitative and quantitative research methods. INI203Y1 Designed to teach students to write persuasively and to recognize persuasive strategies at work in writing they analyze. Classical rhetorical terms, elements of style, and modes of argument are central to the course. Assignments include a rhetorical analysis, in-class essays, and a term essay. Readings include prose from a variety of disciplines, excluding fiction and poetry. Students who enrol in the course must demonstrate competence in the English language. INI204Y1 The strategy necessary to write complete pieces of non-fiction prose, especially exposition and argument. Concepts of planning and organization include: focusing, research, outlining, patterns of logical development, introduction, paragraph development, conclusion, argumentation and persuasion, documentation, and revision. Students for whom English is a second language should have an advanced level of fluency in English before enrolling. JEI206H1 This course teaches students who already write effectively how to write clear, compelling, research-informed English essays. The course aims to help students recognize the function of grammar and rhetoric, the importance of audience, and the persuasive role of style. INI300H1 Aims to teach students to recognize the rhetoric of the professional workplace and to communicate strategically and ethically using written and oral discourse appropriate to business, government, and not-for-profit organizations. Case study analysis using ethical reasoning models is a central component of the course. INI301H1 Examines how the language and rhetoric of print media shape social issues. Rhetorical strategies at work in the media reporting of such controversial issues as international crises and military actions are examined. The construction of the columnist’s persona and the role of editorials are also examined. INI304H1 This seminar in critical reading, analysis, and writing focuses on the nature, the evaluation, and the use and abuse of evidence in the process of formulating and supporting an argument. The case study method will be employed to assess the level of authority, credibility, and objectivity evident in public discourse, official sources, and academic inquiry. INI305H1 The rhetorical term Ekphrasis, which refers to writing that is about visual art, is central in the examination of the persuasive power of the “conversation” or discourse that is produced when the written word attempts the evocation of visual images. Course readings will include ekphrastic texts drawn from several disciplines and genres: journalism, informal essays, poetry, and scholarly writing. INI311Y1 This workshop course examines methodological approaches to literary fiction from the perspective of the creator. Through course readings, discussion, and creative writing assignments, student writers will learn how prose writers combine stylistic techniques, point-of-view, setting, character, scenes, and structure to produce literary effects. INI405Y1 INI406H1 INI407H1 Independent research projects devised by students and supervised by the Writing and Rhetoric staff. Open only to students who are completing the Minor Program in Writing and Rhetoric Program. Applications should be submitted to the Program Director by June 1 for a Fall session course or by November 1 for a Spring session course. INI408Y1 INI409H1 INI410H1 Seminars in special topics designed for students who are completing the Minor Program in Writing, Rhetoric, and Critical Analysis. INI412Y1 Focuses on methods for analyzing how various aspects of style shape the meaning of texts in such genres as fiction, biography, oratory, legal argument, science writing, and government reports. Also considers historical and theoretical perspectives on style. Requires a research project, which for qualified students may include a translation. INI299Y1 Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. Details here. |
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