Course: Experimental Film

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Course title Experimental Film
Course code KSKA/MEXFI
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study 2
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 5
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.
Course content
unspecified

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Projection
  • Contact teaching - 26 hours per semester
  • Individual project - 85 hours per semester
  • Independent critical reading - 40 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to outline the development of the history, theories, and practices of experimental film in the context of ethnographic methods and anthropological perspectives.
The course aims to introduce students to the possibilities of experimental involvement in ethnographic research and the scientific ethnographic potential in works that employ alternative artistic interpretation.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Presentation

Active participation is a prerequisite for successful completion of the course. Students will create and present their own audiovisual essay as part of the course.
Recommended literature
  • Bagdasarov, G. Moralesová, A. (eds.). Buenos Aires Experiment. Praha. 2017.
  • Murphy, J. J. The Black Hole of the Camera. The Films of Andy Warhol. Berkeley, Los Angeles, California. 2012.
  • Russell, C. Experimental Ethnography. The Work of Film in the Age of Video. Durham. 1999.
  • Schneider, A. Pasqualino, C. (eds.). Experimental Film and Anthropology. New York. 2014.
  • Schneider, A. Wright, C. (eds.). Between Art and Anthropology Contemporary Ethnographic Practice. Routledge. 2010.
  • Sitney, P. A. Visionary Film: The American Avant-garde, 1943-2000. Oxford. 2002.


Study plans that include the course
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