Universität Wien

240201 SE Cinema and Culture: Anthropological Approaches on Fictional Film (P4) (2013S)

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 24 - Kultur- und Sozialanthropologie
Continuous assessment of course work

Compulsory attendance in the first unit!
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Details

max. 40 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Tuesday 05.03. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal C, NIG 4. Stock
  • Tuesday 12.03. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal C, NIG 4. Stock
  • Tuesday 19.03. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal C, NIG 4. Stock
  • Tuesday 16.04. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal C, NIG 4. Stock
  • Tuesday 23.04. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal C, NIG 4. Stock
  • Tuesday 30.04. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal C, NIG 4. Stock
  • Tuesday 07.05. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal C, NIG 4. Stock
  • Tuesday 14.05. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal C, NIG 4. Stock
  • Tuesday 28.05. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal C, NIG 4. Stock
  • Tuesday 04.06. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal C, NIG 4. Stock
  • Tuesday 11.06. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal C, NIG 4. Stock
  • Tuesday 18.06. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal C, NIG 4. Stock
  • Tuesday 25.06. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal C, NIG 4. Stock

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The first part of the seminar is dedicated to the general discussion of selected films (e.g. Once Upon a Time in Mexico, Bend it like Beckham, Ra.One, Avatar) and the discussion of the obligatory reading. Further on, the emphasis lies on selected topics (e.g. myth/ritual, gender) within a wider framework of films. Towards the end of the course students will present their individual seminar projects.

Assessment and permitted materials

Compulsory attendance, obligatory reading (see below), film viewing, participation in discussions, presentation (outline for seminar paper), seminar paper (15 pages). In the seminar paper students shall analyse selected aspects of a fictional film (a list of films will be provided) from an anthropological perspective with reference to the relevant literature.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

This course analyses popular movies using anthropological theories about visual culture, ritual, myth, media, gender, globalization, or hybridity. The goal is to think of movies as significant cultural practises and artefacts that are used to make sense of the world, and to construct meaning in multiple contexts. Students shall develop an understanding of this fairly new field of visual anthropology, and put anthropological approaches to fictional film into practise.

Examination topics

Reading list

Obligatory reading:
Gray, Gordon 2010: Cinema: A Visual Anthropology. London/NewYork, Berg Publishers.
Sutton, David and Wogan, Peter 2009: Hollywood Blockbusters: The Anthropology of Popular Movies. London/NewYork, Berg Publishers.

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