SOCb2005 Society in Film

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2024
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Recommended Type of Completion: z (credit). Other types of completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Ing. Tomáš Doseděl, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Jiří Navrátil, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. Kateřina Nedbálková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Pavel Pospěch, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. Iva Šmídová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Lucie Vidovićová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Ing. Tomáš Doseděl, Ph.D.
Department of Sociology – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Ing. Soňa Enenkelová
Supplier department: Department of Sociology – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
Fri 4. 10. 10:00–13:40 P51 Posluchárna V. Čermáka, Fri 18. 10. 10:00–13:40 P51 Posluchárna V. Čermáka, Fri 8. 11. 10:00–13:40 P51 Posluchárna V. Čermáka, Fri 29. 11. 10:00–13:40 P51 Posluchárna V. Čermáka, Fri 6. 12. 10:00–13:40 P51 Posluchárna V. Čermáka, Fri 13. 12. 10:00–13:40 P51 Posluchárna V. Čermáka
Prerequisites
Ability to read basic sociological or sociologizing texts in Czech and English.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 200 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 59/200, only registered: 0/200, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/200
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
"If the audience is the measure all things, then art becomes a reflection of sociology and dissecting audience tastes becomes the art." (Rothstein 2000)
The course deals with the sociological analysis of film, understanding contemporary cinema and filmmaking as a key to understanding modern society and social change. It aims to illustrate basic sociological concepts through the analysis of filmmaking, and vice versa.
The course introduces basic sociological concepts to a broad audience in a soft manner. It is open both to students in the sociology program, who will have the opportunity to exercise their sociological imagination in a non-traditional way and to review the knowledge acquired in theoretical courses, and to students in other majors, who will have the unique opportunity to understand that sociology is a living science useful in everyday life.
Learning outcomes
Upon completion of the course, students will be able to use basic sociological concepts to analyze cultural phenomena while viewing film production through a critical and analytical lens. Students will strengthen their sociological imagination, especially their ability to apply sociological concepts to the surrounding reality, whether real or cinematic.
Syllabus
  • A group viewing of six movies illustrating selected sociological topics:
    - gender
    - labour
    - prisons
    - ageing
    - social movements
    and others according to the current semester's offerings
Teaching methods
Contact lessons take place in a block once every two weeks. The block includes a joint viewing of the film and a moderated discussion of it using analytical texts. The teaching includes independent study of the texts for the respective teaching block.
Assessment methods
Evaluation will be based on supervised attendance and ongoing written self-tests.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Teacher's information
The screenings will take place this semester at the Faculty of Social Studies.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2023.
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