POSC 144: Politics through Film

2010-11 2011-12 →
changes (lax) changes (strict) ▾ 2012-13 → 2012-13 →

Units: 4

Hours: Lecture, 3 hours; screening, .5 hours; extra reading, 1 hour; term paper, 1.5 hours

Catalog page 386

Prerequisites: upper-division standing

Description: Uses film to explore how the values of democracy inform the operation of government. Topics include collective action, principal-agent prob- lems, equality, liberty, popular sovereignty, and strate- gic behavior.

Credit: Credit is awarded for only one of POSC 144 or POSC 144S.