2023-2024 / CINE0040-1

Advanced issues in the history of cinema

Duration

30h Th

Number of credits

 Master in performing arts (120 ECTS) (international master)5 crédits 
 Master in performing arts (120 ECTS)5 crédits 

Lecturer

Frédéric Monvoisin

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

This course on the history of Japanese cinema traces the development of the medium from its beginnings in Japan in 1896 to the present day. Far from a simple auteurs approach that would focus attention on filmmakers appreciated in the West, the course will approach cinema from its own market to better grasp its theoretical, social and political issues.

This seminar offers an introduction to the history of Japanese cinema, focusing on the way in which this cinema has developed over time, initially following a very specific conception of the cinematographic image (katsudo shashin), then adopting certain qualities of Western cinema (eiga). This course will highlight certain key periods (early cinema, the transition from the Taisho to the Showa era, the return to sovereignty, etc.) where aesthetic evolutions took place, combining historical contextualization and film analysis. With a methodological focus, the seminar aims to introduce students to the challenges of research into the cultural history of cinema in a foreign geographical area (areal studies), while providing them with tools for analyzing images.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

The specific aim of the course is to introduce students to Japanese cinema and its history. It also aims to make students aware of the need to contextualize works in order to be able to return to them, and to develop analytical work in line with this context.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

High knowledge of the History of cinema

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Participation in course mandatory. During the semester, there will be many films to see.

Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)

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Recommended or required readings

No syllabus: compulsory note taking.

Exam(s) in session

Any session

- In-person

written exam ( open-ended questions )

- Remote

written exam ( open-ended questions )

Work placement(s)

Organisational remarks and main changes to the course

Contacts

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Association of one or more MOOCs