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:

?understand the properties of the variety of settings

?explain which significance they have

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

Forma studia:

Week 1 [Wed, Feb-12]

Theme: Introduction / attic vs. cellar

Week 2 [Wed, Feb-19]

Theme: Haunted house

Week 3 [Wed, Feb-26]

Theme: Nature and City

Week 4 [Wed, Mar-05]

Theme: Forest

Week 5 [Wed, Mar-12]

Theme: Mountains

Week 6 [Wed, Mar-19]

Theme: Swamp

Week 7 [Wed, Mar-26]

Theme: Lake

Week 8 [Wed, Apr-02]

Theme: River

Week 9 [Wed, Apr-09]

Theme: Desert

Week 10 [Wed, Apr-16]

Theme: Garden

Week 11 [Wed, Apr-23]

Theme: Rural vs. urban environment

Week 12 [Wed, Apr-30]

Theme: City

Week 13[Wed, May-07]

Theme: Discussion about final papers

Week 14 [Wed, May-14]

Theme: Final discussion

NB: All readings will be available in DropBox (if you do not use it, please register at https://www.dropbox.com/ , it is free and handy!)

Předpoklady a další požadavky:

RECOMMENDED FILMS:

Feb 26: Antichrist (Lars von Trier, USA, 2009, 108?, color)

Mar 12: The Night of the Hunter (Charles Laughton, USA, 1955, 93?, b&w)

Mar 26: TBA

Apr 09: The Draughtsman?s Contract (Peter Greenaway, GB, 1983, 108?, color)

Apr 23: Rang-e-Khoda (The Color of Paradise, Majid Majidi, Iran, 1999, 90?, color)

May 07: Zazie dans le métro (Louis Malle, France, 1960, 89?, color)

Doporučené volitelné vzdělávací složky:

No

Obsah kurzu:

The aim of the course is to discuss the setting of the various films ? variety of the natural settings, garden, countryside 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 the particular setting fulfills. Students will discuss the films from the different epochs and different regions and will examine the significance of urban/rural/natural setting 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:

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!

Presentation:

A presentation based on the film and reading. Each student will lead the discussion 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 particular film depicts urban/rural/natural setting.

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 final essay cannot cover the same film the student presented on. The students will present their final paper drafts May 07. Due: May 14, 2014

Webová stránka předmětu:

Poznámka:

petra.dominkova@gmail.com

Detailed syllabus available upon request in FAMU International office.

The course grade will be calculated as follows:

Participation in discussions and presence (33.3%) = 333 points

Presentation (33.3%) = 333 points

Final essay (33.3%) = 333 points

Rozvrh na zimní semestr 2013/2014:

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

Rozvrh na letní semestr 2013/2014:

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St	místnost 241 Učebna 3 (Lažanský palác) DOMINKOVÁ P. 11:30–13:05 (paralelka 1)
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Datum	Den	Čas	Vyučující	Místo	Poznámky	Č. paralelky
	St	11:30–13:05	DOMINKOVÁ P.	Učebna 3 Lažanský palác		paralelka 1

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