Syllabus for Documentaries Discussion Seminar

June 1
st
- Why Do We Talk (BBC) (in-class viewing)
June 8
th
lle!gy "lanet (BBC)
June 1#
th
The !t on you! Wall (BBC)
June $$
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B!illiant &a%ness ("B')
June $(
th
Do ) D!ink Too &uch (BBC) (in-class viewing)
July *
th
The 'cience o+ )nte!!ogation (Discove!y)
July 1,
th
What &akes -enius (BBC)
July $.
th
The 'e/te01e! )ssue (+il0)
July $2
th
Don3t -!ow 4l% (BBC) (in-class viewing)
ugust ,
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The Battle o+ Che!no1yl (Discove!y)
ugust 1.
th
"ill "o//e!s (BBC)
ugust 12
th
'u/e!si5e &e (+il0)
ugust $6
th
The 'ec!et 7i+e o+ Chaos (BBC) (in-class viewing)
ugust ,1
st
Class !e8uest
'e/te01e! 2
th
Class !e8uest
Class Description9 :ach week you will watch one %ocu0enta!y; <ou! +il0s will 1e
watche% in class to give you a 1!eak +!o0 always watching the0 at ho0e; The last two
weeks o+ the class a!e o/en to !e8uests +!o0 stu%ents who woul% like to suggest a
/a!ticula! +il0; The o1=ective o+ the class is not only to 1ene+it +!o0 the vast knowle%ge
containe% within these %ocu0enta!ies> 1ut to use the0 as the 1asis +o! %iscussion; :ach
stu%ent will 1e !es/onsi1le +o! watching the %ocu0enta!ies> an% selecting one
%ocu0enta!y u/on which to 1ase a /!esentation; The!e will 1e no +inal e?a0; tten%ance
an% /a!tici/ation in %iscussion will 1e /a!t o+ you! +inal g!a%e;