Publication in the Diário da República: Despacho nº 6320/2018 - 28/06/2018
5 ECTS; 1º Ano, 2º Semestre, 60,0 T + 3,0 OT , Cód. 81778.
Lecturer
- Nuno Manuel Guerreiro Sena (1)(2)
(1) Docente Responsável
(2) Docente que lecciona
Prerequisites
Not applicable.
Objectives
On completion of this course, students should be able to:
a) identify and understand conceptually the main theories of cinema;
b) establish and reflexively criticise the relationship between the theory and practice of cinema;
c) describe the evolution of aesthetic and technological paradigms.
Program
1. Film theory(ies).
2. First theoretical approaches: Hugo Münsterberg, Bela Balazs and Rudolf Arnheim.
3. Soviet theorists: Dziga Vertov and Serguei Eisenstein.
4. Phenomenology of Realism: Andre Bazin, Sigfried Kracauer, Guido Aristarco and Slavoj Zizek.
5. Modern Cinema: András Kovács and Gilles Deleuze.
6. Other Cinemas: Frantz Fanon, Glauber Rocha and Fernando Solanas.
7. Gender theory: Laura Mulvey.
8. Digital Cinema and convergence culture:Lev Manovich, Tom Gunning and Henry Jenkins.
9. Cinephilia and film culture: Antoine De Baecque and Thomas Elsaesser.
Evaluation Methodology
Midterm assessment:
- Critical review (30%)
- Midterm test (70%)
Exam-based assessment.
Written test (100%).
Bibliography
- Dudley, A. (1989). As principais teorias do cinema: uma introdução.. Rio de Janeiro: Zahar
- Mazaj, M. e White, P. e Corrigan, T. (2011). Critical Visions in Film Theory. Classical and Contemporary Readings. Boston/Nova Iorque: Bedford/St. Martin's
- Stam, R. (2006). Introdução à teoria do cinema. Campinas: Papirus
- Tudor, A. (1985). Teorias do Cinema. Lisboa: Edições 70
Teaching Method
Conventional lectures supported by audiovisual resources.
II. Text reading and analysis.
Software used in class
Not applicable.
