Publication in the Diário da República: Despacho n.º 13021/2015
6 ECTS; 1º Ano, 2º Semestre, 60,0 T + 3,0 OT , Cód. 9932003.
Lecturer
- Paulo Manuel Ferreira da Cunha (2)
(1) Docente Responsável
(2) Docente que lecciona
Prerequisites
Some bibliography will be provided in English.
Objectives
At the end of this curricular unit, students should be able to:
a) identify and understand conceptually the main theories of cinema;
b) establish and reflexively criticizes the relationship between the theory and practice of cinema;
c) know the evolution of aesthetic and technological paradigms.
Program
1. Film theory(ies).
2. First theoretical approaches: Hugo Münsterberg, Bela Balazs and Rudolf Arnheim.
3. Soviet theorists: Dziga Vertov and Serguei Eisenstein.
4. Phenomenology of Realism: Andre Bazin, Sigfried Kracauer, Guido Aristarco and Slavoj Zizek.
5. Modern Cinema: András Kovács and Gilles Deleuze.
6. Other Cinemas: Frantz Fanon, Glauber Rocha, Laura Mulvey and Fernando Solanas.
7. Digital Cinema and convergence culture:Lev Manovich, Tom Gunning and Henry Jenkins.
8. Cinephilia and film culture: Antoine De Baecque and Thomas Elsaesser.
Evaluation Methodology
1. Attendance and participation: 4/20 values;
2. Written assessment tests:
A exam 10/20 values;
Two evaluation tests 2+2/20 values;
3. Written work:
A written work 2/20 values.
Bibliography
- Corrigan, T. e White, P. e Mazaj, M. (2011). Critical Visions in Film Theory. Classical and Contemporary Readings. Boston/Nova Iorque: Bedford/St. Martin's
- Dudley, A. (1989). As principais teorias do cinema: uma introdução.. Rio de Janeiro: Zahar
- Stam, R. (2006). Introdução à teoria do cinema. Campinas: Papirus
- Tudor, A. (1985). Teorias do Cinema. Lisboa: Edições 70
Teaching Method
Theorical lectures, of expository nature, using the viewing and film analysis. Reading and analysis of written texts.
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