Themes in the History of Cinema

Recommended Prerequisites

NA

Teaching Methods

Classes will be expository and dialogued, including the projection of film excerpts and full-length films and moments of discussion that enable the sustained participation of students. Some classes will have a more practical character, of analysis and study of films and follow-up of the students’ research work.

Learning Outcomes

At the end of the semester, the student should be able: (1) to understand the aesthetic diversity of the art of cinema throughout its history, as well as the original social and cultural contexts of its works; (2) to critically reference the theoretical writings that accompanied its artistic practices; (3) to study and frame films and groups of film in their original historical-artistic context, but also in lineages that go beyond this context, in an independent manner.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

Developed study on a theme framed from the following major periods:

1. Forerunners

2. Silent Cinema

3. Sound Cinema

4. Modern Cinema

5. Contemporary Cinema

Head Lecturer(s)

Sérgio Emanuel Dias Branco

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Participation in classes: 10.0%
Research work: 40.0%
Frequency: 50.0%

Bibliography

ALLEN, Robert C. e GOMERY, D. 1985. Film History: Theory and Practice. Nova Iorque: Random House.

BERTETTO, P., dir. 2019. Uma História do Cinema: Autores, Filmes, Correntes. Lisboa: Texto & Grafia.

CHAPMAN, J., GLANCY, M. e Harper, S., eds. 2007. The New Film History: Sources, Methods, Approaches. Basingstoke and New York: Palgrave Macmillan.

COOK, P., ed. 2008. The Cinema Book, 2nd edn. Londres: BFI.

DIXON, W. W. e Foster, G. A. 2008. A Short History of Film. Londres: I. B. Tauris.

NOWELL-SMITH, G., ed. 1996. The Oxford History of World Cinema. Oxford e Nova Iorque: Oxford University Press.

SADOUL, G. 1983. História do Cinema Mundial: Da Origem aos Nossos Dias, 3 vols. Lisboa: Livros Horizonte.

STAM, R. 2000. Film Theory: An Introduction. Malden, MA: Blackwell.

THOMPSON, K. e BORDWELL, D. 2018. Film History: An Introduction, 4.ª ed. Nova Iorque: McGraw-Hill.

XAVIER, I., ed. 2008. A Experiência do Cinema, 4.ª ed. São Paulo: Edições Graal.