Palacký University Olomouc
Study programmes & Course catalogue
for academic year 2024/2025
Palacký University Olomouc
Česky
Search

Course: Contemporary Film and Media Theory 1

« Back
Course title Contemporary Film and Media Theory 1
Course code KDU/STTF1
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Hudac Nicholas David, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Ptáček Luboš, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
The theory of adaptation The theory of intertextuality and film Revision of traditional film historiography Postmodernism - Default conditions Postmodernism and art Cognitive psychology and film Cognitive theory of genres

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training)
Learning outcomes
A lecture familiarizing the students with the newest trends in film and media theory. Concentration on the areas of new historiography, psychoanalysis of neoformalism, semiopragmatics of cognitive psychology, and postmodernism.
To significantly enhance the knowledge gained from the subject ?Basics of film theory?.
Prerequisites
Basics of film theory, active knowledge of basic art theory terminology.

Assessment methods and criteria
Written exam

Independent application of learned terminology.
Recommended literature
  • Allen, Richard - Smith, Murray. (1997). Film Theory and Philosophy. Oxford.
  • Bordwell, David - Carroll, Noel. (1996). Post-theory. Reconstructing Film Studies.
  • Casetti,Francesco. (2008). Filmové teorie 1945 ?1990. Praha.
  • Deleuze,Gilles. (2006). Film II. Praha.
  • Deleuze,Gilles. (2000). Film I. Praha.
  • Grodal, Torben. (1997). Moving Pictures. A New Theory of Film Genres, Feeling, and Cognition. Oxford.
  • HUTCHEON, Linda. (2012). Theory of Adaptation. London: Routledge.
  • McFarlane, Brian. Novel to Film: An Introduction to the Theory of Adaptation, Clarendon Press, Oxford 1996 .
  • Nicholls, Bill . (1985). Movies and Methods, Vol. II..
  • Nicholls, Bill . (1976). Movies and Methods, Vol. I..
  • Plett, H.F. (1991). Intertextuality. New York.
  • Sobchack, Vivien . (1992). The Address of Eye. A Phenomenology of Film Experience.
  • Stam, R.-Raengo, A. (eds.). (2008). A Companion to Literature and Film . London.


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): Film Studies (2017) Category: Theory and history of arts - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Film, Theatre, TV and Radio Studies (2017) Category: Theory and history of arts - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Film Studies (2019) Category: Theory and history of arts - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Film Studies (2019) Category: Theory and history of arts - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Palacký University Olomouc, date of update: 30.04.2025 23:58. Data created for academic year 2024/2025