Iranian Cinema: Culture, Religion, Society and Politics 3600-IR-KI-OW
The focal point of the lecture is Iranian cinema that is the most important both pre and post-revolutionary movie productions, most significant Iranian directors both male and female and events related to Iranian film industry. Lecture refers to the history of Iranian cinema, its stages of development, as well as problems and issues brought up in the movies. Iranian cinema will also serve as a starting point for discussing selected social, religious and political aspects modern Iranian culture. Where possible audio-visual materials will be used.
Oś wykładu stanowi kino irańskie, w tym najważniejsze zarówno przedrewolucyjne, jak i porewolucyjne produkcje filmowe, sylwetki najbardziej znaczących irańskich reżyserów i reżyserek oraz wydarzenia związane z irańskim przemysłem filmowym. Wykład odwoływać się będzie zarówno do historii kina irańskiego, jego etapów, jak również poruszanych w kinie problemów i zagadnień. Irańska kinematografia posłuży ponadto jako punkt wyjścia dla omówienia wybranych społecznych, religijnych i politycznych wymiarów współczesnej kultury Iranu. Zagadnienia omawiane podczas wykładu będą w miarę możliwości ilustrowane materiałami audio-wizualnymi.
Type of course
Prerequisites (description)
Learning outcomes
[knowledge]
• has elementary but organized knowledge of Iranian Cinema [K_W08]
• has elementary but organized knowledge of socio-cultural issues in in Iran within the scope of Iranian Cinema [K_W09]
• demonstrates basic grasp of contemporary cultural life of in Iran [K_W16]
[skills]
• can compare and perceive interrelations between chosen work of culture (film, TV series) of Iran and the issues within the scope of tradition and modern times [K_U07]
• can point out most important phenomena in Iranian Cinema [K_U08]
[social competences]
• has awareness of the cultural distinctness and its religious, philosophical, traditional and historical roots and its significance for understanding modern world [K_K05]
• is aware of significance the culture of Iran have for the culture of the world [K_K07]
• perceives the positive socio-cultural values of Iran and possibility to use them in own personal development and effective intercultural communication [K_K09]
Assessment criteria
. continuous assessment
. semestr paper
. attendance control
Bibliography
Literatura:
E. Wiązek, Filmowe podróże Abbasa Kierostamiego, Rabid 2004;
History of Cinema in Persia w: Encyclopaedia Iranica, online edition, New York, 1996-.
Ziba Mir-Hosseini “Iranian Cinema: Art, Society and the State” w: Middle East Report, No. 219 (Summer, 2001), s. 26-29;
Persheng Vaziri “Iranian Documentary Cinema between Reality and Fiction”, w: Middle East Report, No. 225 (Winter, 2002), s. 53-54
Hamid Naficy “Iranian Cinema under the Islamic Republic” w: American Anthropologist, New Series, Vol. 97, No. 3 (Sep., 1995), s. 548-558
Norma Claire Moruzziw “Women's Space/Cinema Space: Representations of Public and Private in Iranian Films” w: Middle East Report, No. 212, Pushing the Limits: Iran's Islamic Revolution at Twenty (Autumn, 1999), s. 52-55