Chapters from critical thought about contemporary animation

Subject guarantor:

Helena BENDOVÁ

Name of lecturer(s):

Eliška Děcká, Helena BENDOVÁ

Learning outcomes of the course unit:

The course aim is to acquaint students with contemporary critical thought on animation and its theory overlaps. The course is taught by Eliška Děcká.

Mode of study:

Classes (discussions on the priorly read writings) with a lecture introduction and screenings of topic examples.

Prerequisites and co-requisites:

Most writings will be in English. The students are expected at least a passive knowledge of the language.

Recommended optional programme components:

None

Course contents:

Course content:

1) 19. Feb.

What all can be animation today?: Potential and definition of contemporary animation

(discusions about writings + screening of selected short films on the topic)

2) 5. Mar.

Animation and Creator: Particular concepts of various positions of creatorship in animated film, autobiography

(discussion on writings + screenings of selected short films on the topic)

3) 2. April

Feature-length animated film: Popular culture, child audience, the animation industry

(discussion on writings + screenings of examples on the topic)

4) 19. Mar

Animation and Documentary film: Personal memories/oral histories, education, sociology

(discussion on writings + screenings of selected short films on the topic)

5) 16. April

Animation works and TV: Series, videos, theme music/jingles, commercials - contracted works

(discussion on writings + screening of selected short films on the topic)

6) 30 April

Animation and minorities: Stereotypes, committment, animation in connection with the non-profit sector

(discussion on writings + screenings of selected short films on the topic)

7) 14. May

Animation and gender: Gender stereotypes in fairy tales and other places, feminism, female heroes

(disucssion on writings + screenings of selected short films on the topic)

Recommended or required reading:

Paul Wells, Animation - Genre and Authorship. London - New York: Wallflower Press 2002.

Brigitt Wagner - Waltraud Grausgruber (eds.), Tricky Women AnimationsfilmKunst von Frauen. Marburg: Schüren 2011.

Paul Ward, Animation Studies, Disciplinarity and Discursivity. Reconstruction 3, 2003, č. 2, s. 2-15.

Paul Ward, Několik úvah o vztahu teorie a praxe v oboru animačních studií. Iluminace 21, 2009, č. 4, s. 41-54.

Brian Wells, Frame of Reference: Toward a Definition of Animation. Animation Practice, Process & Production 1, 2011, č. 1, s. 11-32.

Paul Wells, Understanding Animation. London: Routledge 2000.

Isabel Herguera - Begona Vicario, Mamá quiero ser artista: Entrevistas a mujeres del cine de animación. Madrid: Ocho y Medio 2004.

María Lorenzo Hernández, De la animación y otros vampiros. L'Atalante 2010, č. 10, s. 44-47.

María Lorenzo Hernández, Through the Looping Glass: The Self-Portrait of the Artist and the Re-Start of Animation. Animation Studies 4, 2010, č. 5, s. 4-58.

María Lorenzo Hernández, A Film of One?s Own: The Animated Self-Portraits of Young Contemporary Female Animators. Animation: An Interdisciplinary Journal 2, 2011, č. 6, s. 73-90.

Maureen Furniss, Art in Motion: Animation Aesthetics. London: John Libbey Publishing 2005.

Amy. M. Davis, Good Girls & Wicked Witches: Women in Disney's Feature Animation. London: John Libbey Publishing 2006.

Benjamin Cook - Gary Thomas (eds.), The Animate! Book: Rethinking Animation. London: LUX 2006.

Suzanne Buchan (ed.), Animated Worlds. London: John Libbey Publishing 2006.

Jayne Pilling, A Reader in Animation Studies. Sydney: John Lingey 1997.

Chris Robinson, Unsung Heroes of Animation. London: John Libbey Publishing 2005

Carol A. Stabile - Mark Harisson (eds.), Prime Time Animation: Television Animation and American Culture. London ? New York: Routledge 2003.

Kateřina Surmanová (ed.), Ostrovy animace. Olomouc: Pastiche Filmz, o. s., 2010.

Pascal Viement - Michel Roudévitch, CinémAction: Le cinéma d'animation. Courbevoie: CinémAction - Corlet Télérama 1989.

Petr Vlček (ed.), Resuscitace neskutečných světů: sborník k cyklu polské animace. Olomouc: Pastiche filmz, o. s., 2006.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods:

Lecture

Assessment methods and criteria:

Students will be required before each class to prepare at home by reading on the topic of the following class (the writings will be predominantly in English). Readings for the first class witl be available during office hours at the CAS secretary's office. For credit it is necessary to participate and write a short (min. 3 standard pages - 1 standard pg. = 1800 characters including spaces) critical analysis of a selected animated film with the literature used as covered in class.

Course web page:

Note:

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Further information:

This course is an elective for all students of this school

Schedule for winter semester 2013/2014:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

Schedule for summer semester 2013/2014:

	06:00–08:0008:00–10:0010:00–12:0012:00–14:0014:00–16:0016:00–18:0018:00–20:0020:00–22:0022:00–24:00
Mon
Tue
Fri	místnost 233 Učebna 4 (Lažanský palác) Děcká E. 18:10–19:45 (přednášková par. 1)
Thu
Fri

Date	Day	Time	Tutor	Location	Notes	No. of paralel
	Fri	18:10–19:45	Děcká E.	Učebna 4 Lažanský palác		přednášková par. 1

The subject is a part of the following study plans:

• Animation - Master (optional subject)
• Documentary Film - Master (optional subject)
• Documentary Film - Bachelor (optional subject)
• Animation - Master (optional subject)
• Scriptwriting and Dramaturgy - Bachelor (optional subject)
• Scriptwriting and Dramaturgy - Master (optional subject)
• Film Directing - Bachelor (optional subject)
• Film Directing - Master (optional subject)
• Cinematography - Bachelor (optional subject)
• Cinematography - Master (optional subject)
• Production - Bachelor (optional subject)
• Production - Master (optional subject)
• Audiovisual Studies - Bachelor (optional subject)
• Editing - Bachelor (optional subject)
• Editing - Master (optional subject)
• Sound Design - Bachelor (optional subject)
• Sound Design - Master (optional subject)
• Photography CZ - Bachelor (optional subject)
• Photography CZ - Master (optional subject)
• Audiovisual Studies - Master (optional subject)
• Restoring of Photogrphy (optional subject)