124262 KO Critical Media Analysis (2012W)
The timeless Allure of Darkness or how to read Film Noir
Continuous assessment of course work
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I want to remind all students that attending the first session is MANDATORY for all registered students!
Registered students who fail to attend without giving notice will lose their place in the course.
Registered students who fail to attend without giving notice will lose their place in the course.
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 Mo 17.09.2012 00:00 to Su 23.09.2012 23:59
- Registration is open from Th 27.09.2012 00:00 to Tu 02.10.2012 23:59
- Deregistration possible until We 31.10.2012 23:59
Details
max. 30 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
Wednesday
10.10.
10:00 - 12:00
Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
Wednesday
17.10.
10:00 - 12:00
Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
Wednesday
24.10.
10:00 - 12:00
Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
Wednesday
31.10.
10:00 - 12:00
Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
Wednesday
07.11.
10:00 - 12:00
Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
Wednesday
14.11.
10:00 - 12:00
Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
Wednesday
21.11.
10:00 - 12:00
Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
Wednesday
28.11.
10:00 - 12:00
Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
Wednesday
05.12.
10:00 - 12:00
Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
Wednesday
12.12.
10:00 - 12:00
Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
Wednesday
09.01.
10:00 - 12:00
Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
Wednesday
16.01.
10:00 - 12:00
Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
Wednesday
23.01.
10:00 - 12:00
Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
Wednesday
30.01.
10:00 - 12:00
Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
Dangerous shadows, the sudden sound of gunfire, a beautiful woman and a dead body on the ground. Hardly any other American film genre has left such an impact on the movie universe or has proven to be as immortal as film noir.
Assessment and permitted materials
Students will watch a selected number of films, which will be in-depthly discussed in class.
They will be asked to give short presentations and hand in a written paper at the end of the semester.
They will be asked to give short presentations and hand in a written paper at the end of the semester.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
But what exactly is film noir? A certain technique? A particular mise-en-scene? A special type of plot set against a distinct idea of story?
Or is an uncanny sense of paranoia, a unique idea of anxiety and general discomfort, what is most essential about film noir.
Nowhere is the feeling of discomfort between race, sex, gender and nation more palpable than in films noir.
Or is an uncanny sense of paranoia, a unique idea of anxiety and general discomfort, what is most essential about film noir.
Nowhere is the feeling of discomfort between race, sex, gender and nation more palpable than in films noir.
Examination topics
In small group and all-class discussions students will address topics such as:
)Film Noir : a genre or a visual style?
)Film Noir and post-war anxieties
)The question of gender in Film Noir
)Spaces of Film Noir: the deadly urban environment
)The Gaze in Film Noir
)Film Noir : a genre or a visual style?
)Film Noir and post-war anxieties
)The question of gender in Film Noir
)Spaces of Film Noir: the deadly urban environment
)The Gaze in Film Noir
Reading list
Films to be watched:
Out of the Past (1947, Jacques Tourneur)
The Big Heat (1953, Fritz Lang)
Blade Runner (1982, Ridley Scott)As well as excerpts of Double Indemnity, Dead Reckoning, Sunset Boulevard, This Gun for Hire, The Killers and others.Students will be provided with weekly reading materials via the elearning platform MOODLE.
Out of the Past (1947, Jacques Tourneur)
The Big Heat (1953, Fritz Lang)
Blade Runner (1982, Ridley Scott)As well as excerpts of Double Indemnity, Dead Reckoning, Sunset Boulevard, This Gun for Hire, The Killers and others.Students will be provided with weekly reading materials via the elearning platform MOODLE.
Association in the course directory
Studium: Diplom 343, UF 344, BA 612
Code/Modul: Diplom 426/428, 436/438, 526/528, 536/538, 721-723, UF 4.2.5-426, BA07.3
Lehrinhalt: 12-4260
Code/Modul: Diplom 426/428, 436/438, 526/528, 536/538, 721-723, UF 4.2.5-426, BA07.3
Lehrinhalt: 12-4260
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