FAVKz046 East-European documentary film: Contexts, ideas and politics

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2011
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Maša Hilčišin, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Jaromír Blažejovský, Ph.D.
Department of Film Studies and Audiovisual Culture – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Sat 26. 3. 13:20–16:35 C34, Sat 14. 5. 13:20–16:35 C34
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
This course wants to bring discussion on some of current social issues in South-Eastern Europe along with their representations in documentary cinema.
The aim of the course is:
to provoke discussion on different issues, ideas, and approaches within the social documentary cinema
to give better understanding of contemporary documentary cinema from the region of SEE.
Syllabus
  • Introduction, fragments, and brief overview of current documentary cinema from the theoretical perspective of view: definitions, approaches, and styles
  • Subjects presented in documentary cinema dealing with contemporary social discussions and issues, their focuses, and ethical considerations
  • Presentation of documentaries and authors: Želimir Žilnik (The Old School of Capitalism, 2009) Adela Peeva (Whose is this Song, 2003; Albanian Divorce Style, 2007), Helena Třeštíková (Marcela, 2006; René, 2008), Sabina Vajrača (Back to Bosnia, 2005), and others
  • Discussion
Literature
    recommended literature
  • The cinema of the Balkans. Edited by Dina Jordanova. 1st pub. London: Wallflower, 2006, xvi, 291. ISBN 1904764819. info
  • JORDANOVA, Dina. Cinema of flames : Balkan film, culture and the media. 1st publ. London: BFI, 2001, 322 s. ISBN 9780851708478. info
  • BRUZZI, Stella. New documentary : a critical introduction. First published. London: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2000, 199 stran. ISBN 0415182964. info
  • Theorizing documentary. Edited by Michael Renov. New York: Routledge, 1993, ix, 261. ISBN 0415903823. info
Teaching methods
The course ‘East-European documentary cinematography: Contexts, ideas, and politics’ will be organized within eight (8) working hours of classes divided into two days, each day four hours long. Both parts of the course will be equally divided within the structure, therefore both days will cover political, and social overviews along with films presentations and analyzes. Discussion is highly encouraged.
Assessment methods
Students will receive their tasks by the end of the first part of the course. Task is assumed as a small presentation on chosen subject, done as a part of group work, and presented by students during the second part of the course. Students will be organized into the groups, each group should choose one topic to deal with. Second part of the course will be closed with students feedbacks on lecturer performance, final discussion, and conclusion.
Language of instruction
English
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