Course: Introduction to Ethnographic cinema

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Course title Introduction to Ethnographic cinema
Course code KSKA/BUEF
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 6
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Durňak Milan, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Šavelková Lívia, PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
unspecified

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Work with text (with textbook, with book), Projection
  • Independent critical reading - 32 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 28 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an exam - 42 hours per semester
  • Contact teaching - 52 hours per semester
  • Preparation for a final test - 26 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to familiarize students with ethnographic film as a specific form of documentary and anthropological practice, to introduce its historical development, key theoretical approaches, and authors, and to develop the ability to analytically reflect on the relationship between film form, cultural representation, and socio-political context.
Graduates of this course will be able to navigate historical and contemporary forms of ethnographic film, distinguish between its main theoretical approaches and stylistic trends, and critically analyze ethnographic and documentary audiovisual works in their cultural, social, and political contexts.
Prerequisites
unspecified
KSKA/BUVA

Assessment methods and criteria
Written examination, Student performance assessment

The course is held in person and requires regular attendance. A maximum of three excused absences are permitted, which must be reported to the instructor in advance by email. The course ends with a written test.
Recommended literature
  • Banks, M. Which films are the ethnographic films? in P. Crawford, D. Turton (eds.), Film as ethnography. Manchester. 1992.
  • Gauthier, G. Dokumentární film, jiná kinematografie.
  • Heider, K. Ethnographic Film. Austin. 2006.
  • Petráň, Tomáš. Ecce homo : (esej o vizuální antropologii). Pardubice: Univerzita Pardubice, 2011. ISBN 978-80-7395-341-6.


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