Spring 2027

Nordic Filmmakers

Analyzes English translations of key works by Nordic filmmakers alongside theories, histories, and the evolving concept of film authorship in the region.

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Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Benjamin Mier-Cruz3.7/5

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2023: 3.83 GPA, 83.3% A/AB (n=12 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.96 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=13 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Recognize and describe the central issues at stake in the works of a selection of Nordic filmmakers

  • Understand critical texts about film authorship and film analysis, and incorporate these readings to discussing film in the Nordic region

  • Demonstrate a basic vocabulary of film analysis to guide close readings, analysis and arguments

  • Analyze a selection of Nordic films using a variety of methods common within cinema and Scandinavian studies

  • Discuss and write critically about film and film authorship in the Nordic region

  • Demonstrate an understanding of theoretical frameworks in cinema and other relevant studies

  • Incorporate and communicate relevant theoretical frameworks effectively to guide critical discussion and analysis of selected films

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SCANDST 439

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Spring 2027

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2023: 3.83 GPA, 83.3% A/AB (n=12 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.96 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=13 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Film authorship in the Nordic region
  • Theoretical frameworks in cinema

Skills

  • Film analysis vocabulary and close reading
  • Application of theoretical frameworks to film criticism

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SCANDST 439 · Spring 2027

Nordic Filmmakers

Recorded 2026-10-14
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