Innis One:
The Creative City
Drawing from the College's three academic programs – Cinema Studies, Urban Studies, and Writing and Rhetoric – Innis One encourages students to develop their creative and critical capacities by exploring the dynamism of the urban environment. By reaching beyond the walls of the academy to engage in an imaginative, inquiry-based, and civic-minded learning experience, students will gain a greater appreciation of the interplay between film, writing, and urban landscapes. Small seminars featuring films, guest lecturers, and special field trips offer a unique experiential learning opportunity that will also help students to develop writing, research, and analytical skills.
- Students will enroll in two of the three half-credit courses offered.
- Class enrolment is limited to 25 students.
- Application deadline: 19 March 2012; decisions will be made on a rolling basis.
Application information:
The Innis One program is available for all newly admitted first-year students in the Faculty of Arts and Science. Admission to Innis One will be based on the on-line application. Admission marks, admission category and college affiliation will not affect consideration to the program.
INI100H The City Where Movies Are Made
A study of the multiple facets of the city designated as the "place where movies are made" and "the place made by the movies." Focusing on Hollywood's origins in the early 20th century, the course charts how the city's mythic status was constructed through promotional means, giving special attention to how the movies have represented Hollywood.
(Tentative) Fall Term; T 3-5, W 3-5
INI101H1 Blogging the Just City
An introduction to the concept of the city as a creative environment promoting not only growth and wealth but also social justice, equality, cooperation, and civility. Students will learn to build their own blog to help them to observe, interpret, and reflect upon the process of urban interaction and the relationship between creativity and justice.
(Tentative) Winter Term; W 12-3
INI102H1 Creative Writing and the Natural City
An introduction to creative writing techniques and the personal essay form through which students will explore and develop their conscious connection to the natural-urban landscape. The course will include activities such as field trips, readings, interviews, and journaling to generate the material for personal essays on engagement with nature in the city.
(Tentative) Fall Term; W 12-3
