Postgraduate Course: Cinema Auteurs 2 (CLLC11044)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Common Courses (School of Lit, Lang and Cult) |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | Using the much debated concepts of auteur and authorship in cinema as its springboard, Cinema Auteurs 2 will focus on the work of a number of film directors who have developed distinctive film styles. The course will not be limited to European film, allowing for the comparative analysis of the work of European and non-European filmmakers, looking at various connections and comparing frameworks of references in international cinema. We will concentrate on the relationship of motifs to themes in a director¿s work. Key topics to be discussed in the course of the programme include: the issue of the usefulness or obsolescence of the concept of authorship in cinema considered in the context of changing cultural, socio-historical and filmmaking practices, gender, philosophy and politics in cinema, film aesthetics. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2014/15 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: 20 |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
12/01/2015 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Seminar/Tutorial Hours 20,
Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 40,
Formative Assessment Hours 3,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
133 )
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| Additional Notes |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. Demonstrate familiarity with the work of a selection of filmmakers.
2. Conduct in-depth critical analysis and comparative studies of a body of works in relation to current theoretical debates. |
Assessment Information
Formative: 20 minute presentation
Summative: 4000 word essay (100%) |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
We will consider the work of between 5 and 8 film directors. |
| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
* C. Paul Sellors. (2011). Film Authorship: Auteurs and Other Myths. New York: Columbia University Press.
* Caughie, John (Ed.). (1981). Theories of Authorship: A Reader (Vol. British Film Institute Readers in Film Studies). London: Routledge & Kegan Paul in association with the British Film Institute.
* Gerstner, David A. and Staiger, Janet. (2003). Authorship and Film (Vol. AFI film readers). New York: Routledge.
* Grant, Barry Keith (Ed.) (2008). Auteurs and Authorship: A Film Reader. Malden, MA: Blackwell.
* Wollen, Peter. (1998). Signs and Meaning in the Cinema. London: BFI. |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
1 seminar and 2 screenings every week |
| Keywords | CA2 |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr David Sorfa
Tel:
Email: David.Sorfa@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Ersev Ersoy
Tel: (0131 6)50 5565
Email: Ersev.Ersoy@ed.ac.uk |
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