Course: Lusophone Cinematography 2

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Course title Lusophone Cinematography 2
Course code KRP/LKIN2
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Portuguese
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)
  • Burianová Zuzana, PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
TAngola: Basic Information (History, Geography, Demography, Culture) Angolan Cinema I Angolan Cinema II Angolan Cinema III Angolan Cinema IV Mozambique: Basic Information (History, Geography, Demography, Culture) Mozambican Cinema I Mozambican Cinema II Mozambican Cinema III

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook), Projection (static, dynamic)
  • Homework for Teaching - 24 hours per semester
  • Preparation for the Exam - 25 hours per semester
  • Attendace - 26 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
A series of selected films aimed at developing students' ability to understand native speakers and broadening their knowledge of the history, society, and culture of Lusophone countries, with a particular focus on Angola and Mozambique. Each film is preceded by an introductory presentation and followed by a discussion based on prior reading of reviews of the selected film and relevant scholarly texts.
Students deepen their cultural knowledge in the field of the life and institutions of the Portuguese speaking countries and improve their ability to understand native speakers.
Prerequisites
The course is taught in Portuguese. Students are expected to be able to understand extended discourse in Portuguese.

Assessment methods and criteria
Written exam

Active participation in seminars Reading reviews and specialized texts in Portuguese Written exam
Recommended literature
  • ABRANTES, José Mena. Para uma história do cinema angolano. Luanda. 2008.
  • CONVENTS, Guido. Os moçambicanos perante o cinema e o audiovisual: uma história político-cultural do Moçambique colonial até ? República de Moçambique (1896?2010). Maputo. 2011.
  • GRAY, Ros. Cinemas of the Mozambican Revolution: Anti-Colonialism, Independence and Internationalism in Filmmaking, 1968?1991. Woodbridge. 2020.
  • PIÇARRA, Maria do Carmo; ANTÓNIO, Jorge (org.). Angola, o nascimento de uma naç?o. Vol. II: O cinema da libertaç?o. Lisboa. 2014.
  • PIÇARRA, Maria do Carmo; ANTÓNIO, Jorge (org.). Angola, o nascimento de uma naç?o. Vol. III: O cinema da independ?ncia. Lisboa. 2015.
  • SECCO, Carmen Tindó; LEITE, Ana Mafalda; PATRAQUIM, Luís Carlos (orgs.). CineGrafias moçambicanas: memórias & crônicas & ensaios. Sao Paulo. 2019.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Portuguese Philology (2021) Category: Philological sciences 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Portuguese Philology (2021) Category: Philological sciences 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Portuguese Philology (2019) Category: Philological sciences 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Portuguese Philology (2021) Category: Philological sciences 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer