240043 VS Anthropological Perspectives on Film: Text, Context and Ethnographic Field (3.2.6) (2015S)
Continuous assessment of course work
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Participation at first session is obligatory!
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 Su 01.02.2015 00:01 to Su 22.02.2015 23:59
- Deregistration possible until Su 15.03.2015 23:59
Details
max. 40 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
- Wednesday 11.03. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum D, NIG 4. Stock
- Wednesday 15.04. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum D, NIG 4. Stock
- Wednesday 29.04. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum D, NIG 4. Stock
- Wednesday 06.05. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum D, NIG 4. Stock
- Wednesday 13.05. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum D, NIG 4. Stock
- Wednesday 20.05. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum D, NIG 4. Stock
- Friday 12.06. 09:45 - 16:30 Hörsaal C, NIG 4. Stock
- Saturday 13.06. 09:45 - 16:30 Hörsaal C, NIG 4. Stock
- Wednesday 24.06. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal C, NIG 4. Stock
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
The course offers an introduction to a variety of theoretical and methodological approaches to film in anthropology. Basic principles of film analysis and their underlying principles as well as ethnographic methods in settings of film production, distribution and reception are discussed. The emphasis lies on non-Western film cultures, such as Brazilian and Indian cinemas. According to their interests, students are invited to relate approaches to films or theoretical concepts of their choice in their projects. The emphasis lies on how to approach film texts or related fields by applying theoretical and methodological concepts presented in the course.
Assessment and permitted materials
Written exam (open questions) on lectures at the end of the semester with limited obligatory text and films; presentation and paper on topic of choice (5 pages); exam and paper can be submitted in English or German.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
The course aims to show anthropology’s significance in the interdisciplinary field of film. Moreover, students are given the opportunity to implement the approaches in the development of their own projects. Thus, the wide variety of approaches does not only give an overview, but also enables students to reflect on their own decisions in regards to theoretical and methodological choices.
Examination topics
vThe course is divided into two parts: the first six sessions of the course serve to introduce core issues and the following blocked conferences are organized as a mini-conference. The introduction includes the presentation of approaches and media examples as well as interactive discussions. In the blocked sessions each student contributes a presentation of 10 minutes focusing on a film of their own choice. The presentations are organized in panels including moderation and discussion, which makes it possible to also discuss the interrelations between text, context and fields.
Reading list
General Literature (obligatory reading provided in class and on moodle)Bordwell, David and Kristin Thompson 2001. Film Art: An Introduction. New York: McGraw-Hill.
Gordon Gray 2010. Cinema: A Visual Anthropology. Oxford: Berg.
Peterson, Mark Allen 2003. Anthropology and Mass Communication: Media and Myth in the New Millenium. New York: Berghahn Books.
Stam, Robert and Toby Miller (eds.) 2000. Film and Theory: An Anthology. Malden: Blackwell Publishers.
Gordon Gray 2010. Cinema: A Visual Anthropology. Oxford: Berg.
Peterson, Mark Allen 2003. Anthropology and Mass Communication: Media and Myth in the New Millenium. New York: Berghahn Books.
Stam, Robert and Toby Miller (eds.) 2000. Film and Theory: An Anthology. Malden: Blackwell Publishers.
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