Course: World Cinema C

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Course title World Cinema C
Course code KDU/SFC
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
unspecified

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training)
Learning outcomes
The course presents particular topics within the frame of contemporary historiography of cinema. Film is studied and interpreted in reference to economic, technological and social background in which it functions. The production processes, distribution strategies, modes of exhibition and broader cultural contexts adherent to cinematic functioning are taken into account.
Student will be introduced to the contemporary state of understanding of film history. Adoption of actual research practices will enable him for further scholarly advancement.
Prerequisites
No prerequisites. The orientation in general history of cinema, the knowledge of methodological approaches of new film history. The courses appropriate for graduation: History of World Cinema 1-3, Proseminar of subject methodology, Introduction to film theory.

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam, Written exam

Recommended literature
  • Cook, D. A. (1996). A history of narrative film. New York: W.W. Norton.
  • Thompson, K., Bordwell, D., & Bendová, H. (2011). Dějiny filmu: přehled světové kinematografie. V Praze: Akademie múzických umění.


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 Studies (2017) Category: Theory and history of arts 3 Recommended year of study:3, 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: -