Cinema always raises questions about its times -- the silent era from 1895-1930 is no exception. This course looks at silent cinema through a global lens, tracing a range of influences in the development of film language from early film experiments, the rise of narrative, the work of early film pioneers, German and Soviet film explorations of mise-en-scene and montage, consolidation of the film industry and challenges from avant-garde cinema. The films we screen from Europe and the US,along with key works from Latin American, African and Asian cinema, reflect at a time of social and political upheaval and dazzling cinematic invention.
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Monday | 09:00 | 10:20 | M-013 |
Thursday | 09:00 | 10:20 | M-013 |
Courses on different topics in the discipline, enriching the present course offerings. These classes are taught by permanent or visiting faculty. Topics vary each semester. For the course description, please find this course in the respective semester on the public course browser: https://www.aup.edu/academics/course-catalog/by-term.
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Monday | 12:10 | 13:30 | M-013 |
Thursday | 12:10 | 13:30 | M-013 |
This course focuses on a single major international film director and the way their work is used to raise questions about the world. Offered every semester to fulfill one of the directors and directing requirements in the major, the course operates according to a consistent methodology: focused review of scholarship, close analysis, cultural reception of the works, work with primary sources, visual film language presentations and conference papers
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Thursday | 15:20 | 18:15 | M-013 |
Examines film theory with two motives: how does it help us read individual films, and what does it tell us about this medium? Studies theorists such as Sergei Eisenstein, Andre Bazin, Robin Wood, Christian Metz, Joan Mellen, Laura Mulvey, and Gaylyn Studlar, in relation to certain seminal films - Potemkin, Citizen Kane, Vertigo, A bout de souffle, and Pulp Fiction.
| Day | Start Time | End Time | Room |
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Monday | 10:35 | 11:55 | M-013 |
Thursday | 10:35 | 11:55 | M-013 |
In this course, students will have the opportunity to make their own documentary shorts and to begin work on longer form projects. They will also be introduced to some basic documentary genres and approaches such as social issues,
journalistic, dramatic, personal, poetic, biographical, experimental. They will learn how to research, script, shoot, and edit their work, also how to interview and improvise.
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Tuesday | 12:10 | 13:30 | C-501 |
Friday | 12:10 | 13:30 | C-501 |
How does cinema in the Arab world and Africa raise important questions about culture, politics and meaning? In this course, we'll explore major developments in the art and industry of cinema in the Arab World and Africa, ranging from the earliest cinema to the most recent contemporary films. We will explore emerging national cinemas and the interactions of Arab and African filmmakers with cinematic movements arising around the world. In exploring the work of a range of important filmmakers, we will think critically about ways in which filmic narratives and forms contribute to the understanding of the cultures and history and advance the art form.
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Friday | 15:20 | 18:15 | M-013 |
Courses will be developed from time to time which examine various aspects of film studies, focusing on different problems, phenomena, practices and personalities. These are taught by permanent or visiting faculty, and will be generally specific to their specialization.
| Day | Start Time | End Time | Room |
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Monday | 13:45 | 15:05 | M-013 |
Thursday | 13:45 | 15:05 | M-013 |
Courses will be developed from time to time which examine various aspects of film studies, focusing on different problems, phenomena, practices and personalities. These are taught by permanent or visiting faculty, and will be generally specific to their specialization.
| Day | Start Time | End Time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
Wednesday | 12:10 | 15:05 | M-013 |
Involves a particularly focused look at an important aspect of film theory or history, a filmmaker, actor or actress, or a cinematic topic or genre. Subjects will vary according to the particular interest of the professor, with the course work aiming at developing methodical and critical skills of analysis.
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Wednesday | 15:20 | 18:15 | G-002 |
Internships may be taken for 0 credits. Students may do more than one internship, but internship credit cannot cumulatively total more than 4 credits.