Genre and Experimentation: Central European Cinema in Context

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Garant předmětu

Jméno vyučujícího (jména vyučujících)

Nicholas David HUDAC

Výsledky učení dané vzdělávací složky

By the end of the course students will:

-understand the cultural and historical elements which are the backbone of every film, while also applying film and cultural theory to a variety of visual media

-gain a deeper appreciation of cultural history and how it relates to their own creative processes with the aim of giving students tools useful in all aspects of the filmmaking process

-learn how to present their ideas and analysis in a clear, concise, and above all, effective manner

Forma studia

lecture

Předpoklady a další požadavky

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Obsah kurzu

This course is part of a two-course sequence, one in each semester. Students can take either part without prerequisite, or both, if they have time and interest. Films, lectures, and readings will be different in both semesters. The first semester will focus intensely on Visegrad- Czech, Slovak, Hungarian, and Polish film. The second will focus on a wider range of film movements and traditions (both avant-garde and popular) which have shaped Central European Cinema from within.

Central Europe has long been known as an artistic and intellectual island within the greater European sphere. Although ravaged by war, foreign occupation, and totalitarian governments for much of the last few centuries, Central Europe has managed to survive and often thrive as centers of culture and artistic experimentation. This course will focus on films from several influential areas in Central Europe with the goal of examining how this region’s history has impacted its culture by looking at avant garde cinema and its influence on popular genre cinema. In addition to focusing on film theory, we will also be discussing cultural history and media theory, learning approaches to “reading” films not only as movies, but also as multi-faceted cultural artifacts. To this end, our readings will contain primary source materials on cinema history, historical research, film theory, and literature intended to broaden our understanding of the various cultures, visual and otherwise which inform cinema creation in this part of Europe.

While this syllabus gives a fairly accurate portrayal of the material we will cover, additional material may be assigned (and assigned material may be dropped or altered) at any time as the semester progresses, in order to better suit the needs and interests of the class.

Doporučená nebo povinná literatura

Dziga Vertov “WE: Variant of a Manifesto”

Siegfried Kracauer - “From Caligari to Hitler” (excerpt)

Jonathan L. Owen, “Avant-Garde to New Wave: Czechoslovak Cinema, Surrealism and the Sixties”, (excerpt)

Jana Dudková, “On Celebration in the Botanical Garden”

Robert Dassanowsky “A Reasonable Fantasy : The Musical Film under Austrofascism 1933-1938”

Nina Power, “Blood And Sugar: The Films of Dušan Makavejev”

Slavoj Žižek, “The Fright of Real Tears” (excerpt)

Louis Menasche, “Moscow Believes in Tears : The Problems (and Promise?) of Russian Cinema in the Transition”

Petra Hanáková, “Visegrad Cinema: Points of Contact from the New Wave to the Present.” (Excerpt)

David Scheffel, “Ethnic Micropolitics in Eastern Europe: A Case Study from Slovakia's Gypsy Archipelago”, “Slovak Roma on the Threshold of Europe”

Thomas Elsaesser — “Fassbinder Representing Germany”

Zdenko Mandusić, “Kusturica’s Village and the National Community after Yugoslavia”

Garrett Stewart, “Pre-War Trauma: Haneke's The White Ribbon"

Dina Iordanova - “Cinema of the Other Europe”, excerpts

Raymond Borde, Étienne Chaumeton, “Towards a Definition of Film Noir”

Hodnoticí metody a kritéria

Students work is assessed according to class attendance, class participation, a short answer midterm (900-1200 words) and a Final paper (1200-1500 words).

The course grade will be calculated as follows:

Class Attendance— 25%

Class Participation — 25%

Midterm — 20%

Final paper — 30%

PAPERS:

One of the key skills taught in a college education is the ability to communicate clearly and concisely, while thinking critically about the material at hand.

Students are expected to complete one midterm and one final essay (4 pages minimum, maximum 7), on the topic of their choosing. Suggested essay topics will be distributed two weeks before the midterm, but students are allowed to write on any theme that personally interests them as long it is discussed with me beforehand. Papers that do not meet the length requirements will be penalized. Students are always welcome to meet and discuss paper topics with me at any time, or via email. STUDENTS WHO ARE MORE COMFORTABLE WRITING IN CZECH, SLOVAK, GERMAN, OR RUSSIAN CAN CHOOSE TO DO SO IN ALL WRITTEN ASSIGNMENTS.

Academic dishonesty: cheating and plagiarism will be treated in the appropriately severe manner. When writing papers, always use your own words and concepts; if quoting or appropriating from any outside sources (be they the Internet, books, articles, etc.) and/or scholars, always indicate that you are quoting and provide sources (Chicago Manual of Style footnotes, preferably). If you are unsure how to properly site a particular source, please ask me for advice. I’m always delighted to help.

COURSE REQUIREMENTS:

Attendance and active class participation are required, as are all screenings. Repeated unexcused absences will result in penalties to the attendance and class participation scores. Students who have legitimate excuses (to be determined as the situation requires) will be allowed to make up a MAXIMUM of 2 classes by writing additional essays.

Poznámka

Instructor: Mgr. Nick Hudáč

Office: Nam. Jana palacha 2, Katedra filmových studií, Filozofická Fakulta 406

Office hours:

Email: nick.Hudac@gmail.com

Rozvrh na zimní semestr 2020/2021:

Rozvrh zatím není připraven

Rozvrh na letní semestr 2020/2021:

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Předmět je součástí následujících studijních plánů

• Cinema and Digital Media - Directing_1920 (povinně volitelný předmět)
• Cinema and Digital Media - Directing 2020 (povinně volitelný předmět)
• Erasmus (volitelný předmět)