2024-2025 Catalog

SF-1211 Boston in Film and Literature

An overview of literature and films set in Boston from the Colonial Era to the present, i.e. from Phillis Wheatley to Ben Affleck. Our emphasis will be on Boston as a psychic space rather than just a geographic location. What legends or myths about Boston are created, perpetuated, or challenged by literary or cinematic representations?

Credits

4

Prerequisite

Student has satisfied all of the following Academic Unit (Computed) in the selection list Advertising Public Relations and Social Media, Art and Design, Biology, Biology and Radiation Sciences, Chemistry and Biochemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Communication Journalism and Media, Economics, English, Environmental Science and Studies, History Language and Global Culture, INTO College of Arts and Sciences, Math and Computer Science, Medical Dosimetry, Philosophy, Physics, Political Science and Legal Studies, Psychology, Radiation Sciences, Sociology and Criminal Justice ... And Student has satisfied all of the following Latest Class Standing in the selection list Freshman