110028 SE Media Studies Seminar (MA) - Spanish (2019S)
Cine español contemporáneo: Almodóvar, Bigas, del Toro
Continuous assessment of course work
Labels
Voraussetzungen lt. Studienplan:
MA: S. Studienplan; Lehramt (Master): keine
Lehramt (Diplom) : Absolvierung der Sprachbeherrschung/ I. Studienabschnitt und der Medienwissenschaft / I. Studienabschnitt
MA: S. Studienplan; Lehramt (Master): keine
Lehramt (Diplom) : Absolvierung der Sprachbeherrschung/ I. Studienabschnitt und der Medienwissenschaft / I. Studienabschnitt
Registration/Deregistration
Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
- Registration is open from We 20.02.2019 09:00 to Mo 04.03.2019 12:00
- Deregistration possible until Su 31.03.2019 12:00
Details
max. 25 participants
Language: Spanish
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
Thursday
21.03.
10:00 - 15:00
Sitzungssaal Romanistik UniCampus Hof 8/9 ROM 14 3G-O1-13
Friday
22.03.
10:00 - 15:00
Sitzungssaal Romanistik UniCampus Hof 8/9 ROM 14 3G-O1-13
Saturday
23.03.
10:00 - 15:00
Sitzungssaal Romanistik UniCampus Hof 8/9 ROM 14 3G-O1-13
Thursday
28.03.
10:00 - 15:00
Sitzungssaal Romanistik UniCampus Hof 8/9 ROM 14 3G-O1-13
Friday
29.03.
10:00 - 15:00
Sitzungssaal Romanistik UniCampus Hof 8/9 ROM 14 3G-O1-13
Saturday
30.03.
10:00 - 15:00
Sitzungssaal Romanistik UniCampus Hof 8/9 ROM 14 3G-O1-13
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
Assessment and permitted materials
Assessment will focus on the critical analysis of the films studied in the course. Students will be expected to work on a 2,000-word Personal Project to be written in Spanish. Students will be allowed to use the films and reading list of the course, as well as complementary materials relevant to the study of contemporary Spanish cinema.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Class attendance and active participation.
The 2,000-word Personal Project, in Spanish, will be assessed against these criteria:
• Grammar and vocabulary consistent with B1+/B2- proficiency level
• Usage of relevant film theories and concepts
• Evidence of personal study expanding on the materials presented in class
• Structure, signposting and referencing
The 2,000-word Personal Project, in Spanish, will be assessed against these criteria:
• Grammar and vocabulary consistent with B1+/B2- proficiency level
• Usage of relevant film theories and concepts
• Evidence of personal study expanding on the materials presented in class
• Structure, signposting and referencing
Examination topics
Analysis of one of the three films presented in the course, focussing on its importance and influence within contemporary Spanish cinema.
Reading list
Amago, Samuel, "Todo sobre Barcelona: Refiguring Spanish Identities in Recent European Cinema", Hispanic Research Journal, 8, 1, 2007, 11-25.
Camino, Mercedes, "'Vivir sin ti': Motherhood, Melodrama and españolada in Pedro Almodóvar's Todo sobre mi madre (1999) and Volver (2006)", Bulletin of Spanish Studies, LXXXVII, 5, 2010, 625-642.
Deaver, William, "El laberinto del fauno: una alegoría para la España democrática", Romance Notes, 49, 2, 2009, 155-165.
Hanley, Jane, "The Walls Fall Down: Fantasy and Power in El laberinto del fauno", Studies in Hispanic Cinemas, 4, 1, 2007, 35-45.
Martínez Expósito, Alfredo, "After-images and Imagination: Image and Nation in Bigas Luna's Volavérunt", Studies in Spanish and Latin American Cinemas, 13, 1, 2016, 63-78.
Sanabria, Carolina, "La verdad poética: el díptico histórico de Bigas Luna", Filología y Lingüística, XXXII, 2, 2006, 313-334.
Camino, Mercedes, "'Vivir sin ti': Motherhood, Melodrama and españolada in Pedro Almodóvar's Todo sobre mi madre (1999) and Volver (2006)", Bulletin of Spanish Studies, LXXXVII, 5, 2010, 625-642.
Deaver, William, "El laberinto del fauno: una alegoría para la España democrática", Romance Notes, 49, 2, 2009, 155-165.
Hanley, Jane, "The Walls Fall Down: Fantasy and Power in El laberinto del fauno", Studies in Hispanic Cinemas, 4, 1, 2007, 35-45.
Martínez Expósito, Alfredo, "After-images and Imagination: Image and Nation in Bigas Luna's Volavérunt", Studies in Spanish and Latin American Cinemas, 13, 1, 2016, 63-78.
Sanabria, Carolina, "La verdad poética: el díptico histórico de Bigas Luna", Filología y Lingüística, XXXII, 2, 2006, 313-334.
Association in the course directory
Master: MAR 351/352 S; MAR 05/06/07/08/09 a/b; Lehramt (Master): UF MA S 02; Lehramt (Diplom): 692-S
Last modified: Mo 07.09.2020 15:32
1. To gain an overall understanding of canonical cinema in contemporary Spain (1975 to present day).
2. To be able to articulate key factors in the construction of the cinematic canon in contemporary Spain.
3. To gain a critical understanding of the careers of three key film directors: Pedro Almodóvar, Bigas Luna and Guillermo del Toro.
4. To develop critical screening skills.This course will be offered in Spanish. The course focuses on the formation of a contemporary national canon in Spanish cinema, focusing on three key films for analysis:
Todo sobre mi madre (All About My Mother), directed by Pedro Almodovar in 1999
Volaverunt (Goya’s Lover), directed by Juan Jose Bigas Luna in 1999.
El laberinto del fauno (Pan’s Labyrinth), directed by Guillermo del Toro in 2006Teaching method combines interactive seminars and a ‘flipped classroom’ model: students will be expected to complete a range of tasks, such as screenings and readings, before the class, and to participate in student-centred tasks, such as moderated discussions and debates, in the class.