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Lecturer(s)
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Merzová Radana, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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1. + 2. lesson: Taras Bulba + the topic of Cossacks 3. + 4. lesson: Bohdan Zinovij Chmelnyckyj + comparison to Cossacks and other films dealing with this problematic, Zaliznja sotnja + lecture on the history of the Revolting army 5. + 6. lesson: Kajdaševa simja + Nečuje-Levicky as a literary figure and his times 7. + 8. lesson: Kaminnyj chrest + lecture on expressionism in Ukrainian literature and Vasyl Stefanyk 9. + 10. lesson: Oranžová láska + discussion about the value of love and money 11. + 12. lesson: Zachar Berkut + lecture on Ivan Franko and his realism 13. lesson: credit session.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook), Projection (static, dynamic)
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Learning outcomes
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This course continues the topic of the previous course and it focuses on other important films of the Ukrainian cinematography. Again we shall deal with films based on a literary work or reflecting specific periods of the history of Ukraine. In the lecture we shall discuss the circumstances of the film production and a wider cultural and literary context. We shall analyze the following films: Taras Bulba, Bohdan Zinovij Chmelnyckyj, Zaliznja sotnja, Kajdaševa simja, Kaminnyj chrest, Oranžová láska and others. It is also useful to read some of the literary works which were filmed, especially when dealing with an important novel (I. Franko, V. Stefanyk, I. Nečuj-Levickyj).
Students will get familiar with the fundamental Ukrainian films and consequently with history and realia of Ukraine. An outline of the activities of Dovzhenko Films and the international collaboration of Ukraine and other countries in film production.
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Prerequisites
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Lower intermediate level of Ukrainian or Russian language. Students do not have to have attended the course Ukrainian Film 1.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Student performance
Active participation, discussion, looking for more information, writing a review.
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Recommended literature
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Ivan Franko. Zachar Berkut.
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Ivan Nečuj Levyckyj. Kajdaševa simja.
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Vasyl Stefanyk. Kaminnyj chrest.
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