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44992-01 - Course: How to read films 3 CP

Semester fall semester 2016
Course frequency Irregular
Lecturers Peter Robert Burleigh (p.burleigh@unibas.ch, Assessor)
Content We all seem to think we know how to watch, interpret, and criticize films - perhaps more than any other cultural form. Yet film theory has a considerable and complex history running from classic avant-garde or formalist approaches, through structuralism, to psychological, feminist and philosophical approaches. This proseminar will consider some of the basic tools with which we can approach films & film to enable critical readings of some classic moments in cinema. The course will take examples from a wide-range of film genres as content. In the expression of close critical readings, students will produce three pieces of academic writing on film.
Learning objectives Students will learn specifically about the films from the canon, and more generally about ways to approach film through various critical frameworks. They will refine their analytical skills, their ability to apply theory and form research questions, and practice discussing their own critical readings of film in writing.
Bibliography We will refer to the following films. Please watch at least "Modern Times", "A Taste of Honey" and "Badlands" before the start of the course. The other films we will watch & refer to during the course:
"The Seashell and the Clergyman" (Germaine Dulac 1928)
"Modern Times" (Charlie Chaplin1936)
"A Taste of Honey" (Tony Richardson 1961)
"Badlands" (Terrance Mallick 1973)
"Boys Don't Cry" (Kimberly Pierce1999)
Comments Reading materials will be made available on ADAM. It is recommended that participants view all the films before the beginning of term.
Weblink ADAM

 

Admission requirements Open only to registered students of English. This course is not available in the Komplementärbereich.
Course application Please register by e-mail to alex.van-lierde@unibas.ch by 16th September. The number of participants is limited to 24. Students may register for only one ACE III class!
Language of instruction English
Use of digital media Online, mandatory

 

Interval Weekday Time Room

No dates available. Please contact the lecturer.

Modules Modul Introduction to Academic Communication in English (Bachelor's degree subject: English)
Assessment format continuous assessment
Assessment details Assessment will consist of continuous participation in the course, a short presentation, and three written assignments
Assessment registration/deregistration Reg.: course registration; dereg.: not required
Repeat examination no repeat examination
Scale Pass / Fail
Repeated registration as often as necessary
Responsible faculty Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, studadmin-philhist@unibas.ch
Offered by Fachbereich Englische Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft

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