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| Semester | fall semester 2016 |
| Course frequency | Irregular |
| Lecturers | Peter Robert Burleigh (p.burleigh@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | Stanley Kubrick is considered one of the great auteur film directors, making a wide ranging variety of films which have become classics of the 20th century canon. Kubrick sought out good stories to tell, and exploited innovative cinematographic methods to develop films to articulate a highly personal view of the human condition. This proseminar will address films from his oeuvre using a number of different approaches, structuralist, psychological, feminist and Deleuzian to develop an understanding of his total cinema. |
| Learning objectives | Students will learn specifically about the works of Stanley Kubrick, 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 learn how to express and discuss their own critical readings of film. |
| Bibliography | Please watch the following films before the start of term The Killing (1956) Lolita (1962) Dr Strangelove (1964) 2001 A Space Odyssey (1968) Barry Lyndon (1975) |
| Comments | Further reading materials will be made available on ADAM. It is recommended that participants view all the films before the beginning of term. Apart from the general course requirements, they might also be asked to hand in written assignments. |
| Weblink | ADAM |
| Admission requirements | Old BA curriculum (2005): This course may only be taken after successful completion of the first-year module "Learning about Literature". New BA curriculum (2013): It is strongly recommended that this course is taken only after the successful completion of the "Introduction I + II: Literary Studies" proseminars. |
| Course application | The course is now full. |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | Online, mandatory |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
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No dates available. Please contact the lecturer.
| Modules |
Modul Introduction to Anglophone Literary and Cultural Studies (Bachelor's degree subject: English) Modul Refining Skills in Literature and Culture (Bachelor's degree subject: English (Start of studies before 01.08.2013)) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| Assessment details | Assessment will consist of continuous participation in the course, minute taking or a short presentation, and one written assignment in response to an aspect of the course. |
| 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 |