American Film- MA Seminar 2 3301-LAS2PA2
The seminar will be concerned with historical, generic and thematic approaches to the American film. It will focus, among others, on generic formulas in different periods and on the evolution of such formulas. This evolution entails changes in the ways of constructing imagery and, subsequently, leads to modifications of ideological senses. Film will be seen as a medium that involves a variety of esthetic and cultural contexts. Particular attention will be paid to the connections between literature and film.
Type of course
Learning outcomes
Knowledge: the graduate will be able to
K_W04 Characterize on an advanced level the principles of research design in literary and culture studies with special focus on the application of methods and tools in formulating research problems
K_W05 identify the notions and principles pertinent to intellectual property and copyright
K_W06 Characterise economic, legal and other factors relevant for various kinds of professional activities related to the study programme
Abilities: the graduate is able to
K_U01 Apply advanced terminology and notions pertinent to the discipline (linguistics, literary studies, culture and religion studies)
K_U02 Apply advanced research methodology within literary and culture studies and English studies, respecting ethical norms and copyright law
K_U03 Apply knowledge obtained during the course of studies to account for and solve a problem, thereby completing a research task related to the discipline literary studies and/or culture and religion studies
K_U04 Analyze linguistic, literary and cultural phenomena and draw generalizations on their basis in the context of societal, historical and economic factors on an advanced level
K_U06 Find information in various sources and critically assess its usefulness for research related to the topic of the MA project
K_U07 Use modern technology in the process of learning and communicating with academic teachers, colleagues, representatives of various institutions and fellow participants in classes and projects, applying various channels and techniques of communication
K_U11 Design one’s own development
Social competences: the graduate is ready to
K_K02 Apply knowledge and skills obtained during the course of studies to undertake lifelong learning, as well as personal and professional development.
Assessment criteria
Attendance and the progress in the preparation of the M.A. thesis.
Bibliography
1) John Hill and Pamela Church Gibson, eds., The Oxford Guide to Film Studies, Oxford UP 1998.2) Tadeusz Lubelski, Iwona Sowińska, Rafał Syska, eds., Historia kina. Kino nieme, Universitas 2010.3) Richard Maltby, Hollywood Cinema, Blackwell 2003.4) R.L. Rutsky and Jeffrey Geiger, Film Analysis. A Norton Reader, Norton 2005.5) Robert Stam, Robert Burgoyne, Sandy Flitterman-Lewis, New Vocabularies in Film Semiotics, Routledge 1992.
Additional information
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