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

Semester fall semester 2017
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 ACE 3 course 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. To accompany the course, six films will be screened during the term on Wednesday evenings.
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:

- "The Seashell and the Clergyman" (Germaine Dulac 1928)
- "La Pointe Courte" (Agnes Varda 1955)
- "A Taste of Honey" (Tony Richardson 1961)
- "A Woman Under the Influence" (John Cassavetes 1974)
- "Jeanne Dielman, 23 Commerce Quay, 1080 Brussels" (Chantal Ackerman 1975)
- "Orlando" (Sally Potter 1992)
- "The Arbor" (Clio Barnard 2010)
- tbc Alice Guy-Blaché
- tbc Dorothy Arzner
Comments Reading materials will be made available on ADAM. To accompany the course, six films will be screened during the term on Wednesday evenings.
Weblink ADAM

 

Admission requirements None
Course application THIS COURSE IS NOW FULL

Please enquire by e-mail to p.burleigh@unibas.ch by 4.9.2017
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, 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

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