Course: World Cinema A

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Course title World Cinema A
Course code KDU/SFA
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Hain Milan, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Schedule: 13 February: screening of The Expanse (2015-2019) 20 February: American TV sci-fi after 9/11/01 (Jana Jedličková) 27 February: screening of Euphoria (2019-2020) 5 March: The evolution of american teen drama (Jana Jedličková) 12 March: screening of Due South (1994-1999) 19 March: Canadian TV (Klára Feikusová) 26 March: screening of The Artist (2011) 2 April: Silent Aesthetics in Contemporary Cinema (Veronika Klusáková) 9 April: screening TBA 16 April: TBA (Jakub Korda) 23 April: screening of Calendar (1993) 30 April: AFO, no class 7 May: Accented Cinema (Milan Hain) Course materials are available in IS Moodle under the code KDU/TVMNA.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training)
Learning outcomes
The course is conceived as an introduction to the history of major national cinemas or artistic movements and styles. The focus is laid on the region of Central and Eastern Europe. Selected topics: Modern Cinema of Central Europe, Soviet Cinema after WW2, The Cinemas of Balkan, French New Wave, Nordic Cinema, History of Classical Hollywood Cinema, Japanese Cinema after WW2. TOPIC FOR SUMMER 2019-2020: Selected Chapters from the History of Film and TV Lectures by: Klára Feikusová, Milan Hain, Jana Jedličková, Veronika Klusáková, Jakub Korda Annotation: The course will introduce the students to selected topics from the history of film and television. All lectures are preceded by related film or TV screenings. The course is conducted in the English language and is open to the students of the Department of Theater and Film Studies, students of other departments at the Faculty of Arts as well as exchange students from abroad. Recommended English language proficiency: B2.
Student will gain the detailed knowledge of world cinema history which he will use in his further professional practise as film historian.
Prerequisites
No prerequisites. Recommended courses: History of World Cinema 1, History of World Cinema 2.

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam, Written exam

Requirements: - familiarity with assigned readings (6 in total) - final written test with a score of at least 70 %
Recommended literature


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Film, Theatre, TV and Radio Studies (2017) Category: Theory and history of arts - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Film Studies (2017) Category: Theory and history of arts 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: -