Nature and City in the Cinema

Garant předmětu:

Petra DOMINKOVÁ

Jméno vyučujícího (jména vyučujících):

Petra DOMINKOVÁ

Výsledky učení dané vzdělávací složky:

By the end of the course the student will be able to:

define the most common settings in the Czech Cinema

explain which significance they have

analyze a film of interest based on the reading from the variety of the subjects

Forma studia:

Weekly schedule:

Week 1 [Thu, Feb-10]

Theme: Introduction + basic terms

- terms: space, place, landscape etc.

- phenomenology of space

- house vs. home

Week 2 [Thu, Feb-17]

Discussion: Ecstasy (Extáze, Gustav Machatý, 1932, 87?, b&w)

Reading: Bachelard, Gaston. The Poetics of Space. Boston: Beacon Press, 1994, 3-37.

Week 3 [Thu, Feb-24]

Theme: Natural environment

Reading: Rolston, Holmes. ?Aesthetic Experience in Forests,? Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism 56, no. 2 (1998): 157-166. + Pollio, Howard R.; Anderson, John; Levasseur, Priscilla; Thweatt, Michael. ?Cultural meanings of nature: an analysis of contemporary motion pictures,? The Journal of Psychology 137, no. 2 (March 2003): 117-132.

- workshop: the natural locations and its significance

- What does forest 1 connotate?

Week 4 [Thu, Mar-03]

Discussion: Couch to Vienna (Kočár do Vídně, Karel Kachyňa, 1966, 85?, b&w)

Week 5 [Thu, Mar-10]

Theme: Rural environment

Reading: Foucault, Michel. ?Of Other Spaces,? Diacritics 16, no. 1. (Spring 1986): 22-27.

- garden and its meaning

- countryside

- heterotopias

Week 6 [Thu, Mar-17]

Discussion: Garden (Záhrada, Martin Šulík, 1995, 99?, color)

Week 7 [Thu, Mar-24]

Theme: Rural vs. urban environment

Reading: Wilson, Edward O., ?Biophilia and the Conservation Ethic.? In The Biophilia Hypothesis, edited by S. R. Kellert, E. . Wilson. 31-41. Washington D.C., Covelo (California): Island Press, 1993. + Ulrich, Roger S., ?Biophilia, Biophobia, and Natural Landscapes?. In The Biophilia Hypothesis edited by S. R. Kellert, E. . Wilson. 73-137. (Extracts). Washington D.C., Covelo (California): Island Press, 1993.

- differences between countryside and city

Week 8 [Thu, Mar-31]

Discussion: Sunshine in the Net (Slnkol v sieti, Štefan Uher, 1962, 90?, b&w)

Week 9 [Thu, Apr-07]

Theme: City

Reading: Grosz, Elizabeth, ?Bodies-Cities.? In Places through the body, edited by Heidi Nast, Steve Pile, 31-38. Routledge, 1998.

- cinematic city

- bodies in the cities: the mutual inspiration

Week 10 [Thu, Apr-14]

Discussion: Girlie (Děvčátko, Benjamin Tuček, 2002, 83?, color)

Week 11 [Thu, Apr-21]

Discussion: Gnome (Skřítek, Tomáš Vorel, 2005, 90?, color)

Reading: Webb, Michael. ?The City in Film,? Design Quarterly 136 (1987): 1-32.

Week 12 [Thu, Apr-28]

Discussion: Prefabstory (Panelstory, Věra Chytilová, 1979, 96?, color)

Reading: Vidler, Anthony, ?The Explosion of Space: Architecture and the Filmic Imaginary.? In Film Architecture: From Metropols to Blade Runner, edited by Dietrich Neumann, 13-25. Munich, London, New York: Prestell Verlag, 1999.

Week 13 [Thu, May-05]

Theme: Class discussion about the final papers

Week 14 [Thu, May-12]

Theme: Final Discussion

- what did (not) we learn

Předpoklady a další požadavky:

None

Doporučené volitelné vzdělávací složky:

No

Obsah kurzu:

The aim of the course is to discuss the setting of the Czech cinema - particularly the landscape and the city - and to explain how applying the studies from the various subjects (architecture, environmentalism, philosophy etc.) might be helpful for understanding the role that settings fulfills. Students will discuss Czech and Slovak films from different epochs (since 1930s) and examine the meaning of city/country/nature that those films present.

Doporučená nebo povinná literatura:

REQUIRED READING:

All readings will be delivered in PDF or DOC files

Bachelard, Gaston. The Poetics of Space. Boston: Beacon Press, 1994, 3-37.

(Will be dicussed with Ecstasy February 17)

Rolston, Holmes. ?Aesthetic Experience in Forests? Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism 56, no. 2 (1998): 157-166. + Pollio, Howard R.; Anderson, John; Levasseur, Priscilla; Thweatt, Michael. ?Cultural meanings of nature: an analysis of contemporary motion pictures?, The Journal of Psychology 137, no. 2 (March 2003): 117-132.

(Will be dicussed with Couch to Vienna)

Foucault, Michel. ?Of Other Spaces?, Diacritics 16, no. 1. (Spring 1986): 22-27.

(Will be dicussed with Garden)

Wilson, Edward O., ?Biophilia and the Conservation Ethic? In The Biophilia Hypothesis, edited by S. R. Kellert, E. . Wilson. 31-41. Washington D.C., Covelo (California): Island Press, 1993. + Ulrich, Roger S., ?Biophilia, Biophobia, and Natural Landscapes?. In The Biophilia Hypothesis edited by S. R. Kellert, E. . Wilson. 73-137. (Extracts). Washington D.C., Covelo (California): Island Press, 1993..

(Will be dicussed with Sunshine in the Net)

Grosz, Elizabeth, ?Bodies-Cities?. In Places through the body, edited by Heidi Nast, Steve Pile, 31-38. Routledge, 1998.

(Will be dicussed with Girlie)

Webb, Michael. ?The City in Film?, Design Quarterly 136 (1987): 1-32.

(Will be dicussed with Gnome)

Vidler, Anthony, ?The Explosion of Space: Architecture and the Filmic Imaginary? In Film Architecture: From Metropols to Blade Runner, edited by Dietrich Neumann, 13-25. Munich, London, New York: Prestell Verlag, 1999.

(Will be dicussed with Prefabstory)

Plánované vzdělávací činnosti a výukové metody:

No

Hodnoticí metody a kritéria:

Course Requirements:

Class Attendance and Participation: I expect students to attend all classes. Students will read the texts required for each lesson and discuss them in the class. Lively discussion is expected. Students should ask anything that is not clear enough, bring their own ideas, and participate actively in the program of the course. Participation and contribution to class discussion will be taken significantly into account in the final grade. Excessive unexcused absences result in lowering of the final grade!

Three short papers 1: Each student will turn in three short papers (each will have 2 pages, i.e. 700 words) that will analyse the assigned film AND the reading. It is up to the student himself/herself which films and readings s/he will write about: there will be always 2-3 films/readins to choose from. Due: Mar 10/Apr 07/May 05

Presentation: A presentation based on the film/reading: Each student will take turns leading the discussion about each second class about the film we watched. This involves bringing a handout for each student (plus me) and creating discussion questions for the group. The goal is to get us talking about how the film depits urban/rural/natural life.

Final essay (4 pages minimum, i.e. 1.400 words): On a chosen topic that corresponds to the material covered in the course; the usage of one obligatory reading is expected; the presentation (Apr-28) of a final project creates 10% of the final essay grade. The topic of the paper must be different than topics of three short papers, however, the student may write about the film s/he presented on. Due: May 12

Grading Table

Gradepercent1000 points100 points200 points300 points

A100-96 1000-960 100-96 200-192 300-288

A ? 95-90959-90095-90191-180287-270

B+89-87899-87089-87179-174269-261

B86-83869-83086-83173-166260-246

B ? 82-80829-80082-80165-160245-240

C+79-76799-76079-76159-152239-228

C75-70759-70075-70151-140227-210

D 69-60699-60069-60139-120209-180

F59-0599-059-0119-0179-0

Assessment and final grade:

The course grade will be calculated as follows:

Participation in discussions (20%) = 200 points

Short papers (each 10%) = 300 points: 100 points for each paper (according the scale above)

Presentation (20%) = 200 points (all students will participate in the assessment of the presentation based on a film)

Final essay (30%) = 300 points (according the scale above)

altogether: 100% = 1000 points

Webová stránka předmětu:

Poznámka:

petra.dominkova@gmail.com

Detailed syllabus available upon request in FAMU International office.

Rozvrh na zimní semestr 2012/2013:

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St	místnost 241 Učebna 3 (Lažanský palác) DOMINKOVÁ P. 11:30–13:05 (přednášková par. 1)
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	St	11:30–13:05	DOMINKOVÁ P.	Učebna 3 Lažanský palác		přednášková par. 1

Rozvrh na letní semestr 2012/2013:

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Út	místnost 241 Učebna 3 (Lažanský palác) DOMINKOVÁ P. 09:00–10:35 (přednášková par. 1)
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Datum	Den	Čas	Vyučující	Místo	Poznámky	Č. paralelky
	Út	09:00–10:35	DOMINKOVÁ P.	Učebna 3 Lažanský palác		přednášková par. 1

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