PHIL 5050: Topics in Philosophy: Sexual Violence on Film
University of North Carolina, Charlotte
In-depth treatment of selected problems and issues in philosophy. Section information text: In order to respond effectively and meaningfully to sexual violence, we must critically examine our assumptions about, perspectives on, and understandings of sexual violence. And, even more importantly, what has shaped them. Mainstream media has had a profound effect on how we think about the nature, experience, motivations, and aftermath of sexual violence as well as its relation to race, gender, class, sexual identity, trauma, and social organization generally. In this course, we will engage a number of films that place representations of sexual violence at their narrative heart to think carefully about how we think about sexual violence. Films to be viewed and discussed may include Birth of a Nation, Last Year at Marienbad, Act of Vengeance, The Accused, I Spit on Your Grave, Descent, Deliverance, Straw Dogs, Irreversible, Hard Candy, Teeth and Promising Young Woman.
Average GPA: 3.79
Grade distribution records: 239 students across 25 terms.
Grade distribution
| Grade | Students | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| A | 172 | 72.0% |
| B | 39 | 16.3% |
| C | 3 | 1.3% |
| W | 11 | 4.6% |
Based on 239 student grade records across 25 terms and 18 professors.
Instructors
- Michael Kelly 42 students, Average GPA 3.79
- Robin James 30 students, Average GPA 3.92
- Gordon Hull 27 students, Average GPA 3.84
- Elisabeth Paquette 20 students, Average GPA 3.68
- Andrea Pitts 18 students, Average GPA 3.88
- Kent Brintnall 17 students, Average GPA 3.79
- Shannon Sullivan 15 students, Average GPA 3.66
- Daniel Boisvert 13 students, Average GPA 3.60
- Eddy Souffrant 12 students, Average GPA 3.70
- Trevor Pearce 11 students, Average GPA 3.80
- Martin Shuster 9 students, Average GPA 3.89
- Damien Williams 4 students, Average GPA 4.00
- Pedro Monque Lopez 4 students, Average GPA 4.00
- Phillip Mcreynolds 4 students, Average GPA 3.67
- William Sherman 4 students, Average GPA 4.00
- Barbara Thiede 3 students, Average GPA 3.33
- Mark Sanders 3 students, Average GPA 3.33
- Sonya Ramsey 3 students, Average GPA 4.00