Courses:

Course Info

• Course Number / Code:
• 24.264 (Fall 2005) 
• Course Title:
• Film as Visual and Literary Mythmaking 
• 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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  24.264 Film as Visual and Literary Mythmaking
  
  
  
  

  Fall 2005

  
  
  

  
  
  

  Course Highlights

  
  
  

  This course features exemplary video lectures in the lecture notes section.

  
  
  

  Course Description

  
  
  

  This course examines problems in the philosophy of film as well as literature studied in relation to their making of myths. The readings and films that are discussed in this course draw upon classic myths of the western world. Emphasis is placed on meaning and technique as the basis of creative value in both media.

  
  
  

  Special Features

  
  
  

  • Sample video lectures

  
  
  

  Technical Requirements

  
  
  

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