MVZ486 Filming the homeland - Cinema in Eretz Israel and the Zionist Movement

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2014
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. Ariel Feldstein (lecturer), PhDr. Petr Suchý, Ph.D. (deputy)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Petr Suchý, Ph.D.
Department of International Relations and European Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Olga Cídlová, DiS.
Timetable
Mon 31. 3. 8:00–9:30 U42, Tue 1. 4. 8:00–9:30 U42, Wed 2. 4. 8:00–9:30 U41, Thu 3. 4. 8:00–9:30 U42, Fri 4. 4. 8:00–9:30 U42, Mon 7. 4. 8:00–9:30 U42, Tue 8. 4. 8:00–9:30 U42, Wed 9. 4. 8:00–9:30 U41, Thu 10. 4. 8:00–9:30 U42, Fri 11. 4. 8:00–9:30 U42
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 25 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/25, only registered: 0/25
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives (in Czech)
The Development of a Nation through Film is concerned with the history of the Jewish people’s return to its homeland, as it was depicted on film. The period explored in this course spans from the 1917 British conquest of the Land of Israel (also referred to as Palestine or Eretz Israel) to the first years of the State of Israel. Hebrew silent cinema developed in Eretz Israel at a time when the Zionist enterprise was taking shape. Documentaries and feature films alike presented to viewers the revolution brought about by the Zionist movement in all areas of life in Eretz Israel, at the center of which was the "new Jew." Throughout the course, we will examine the films in terms of conceptual and visual messages in general and the image of the "new Jew" in particular. The lectures are accompanied by screenings of films by Yaacov Ben-Dov, Nathan Axelrod, Yehuda Lehman, Helmer Lersky, Aleksander Ford, Baruch Agadati, and others.
Syllabus (in Czech)
  • Lesson 1: Zionist Ideology - Introduction Lesson 2: Signs of a Beginning The Life of Jews in Palestine 1913 Lesson 3: Yaacov Ben-Dov Lesson 4: Yaacov Ben-Dov Lesson 5: Nathan Axelrod and Haim Halakhmi In the Days of ... (1932) Lesson 6: Nathan Axelrod and Haim Halahmi Oded the Wanderer (1935) Lesson 7: Baruch Agadati This is the Land (1935) Lesson 8: Aleksander Ford The Pioneers (1935) Lesson 9: Helmer Lersky Labor (1934) Lesson 10: Leo Hermann and Yehuda Leman Land of Promise (1935) Lesson 11: The Figure of the Holocaust Survivor Faithful City (Joseph Leytes, 1952) Lesson 12: The Figure of the Holocaust Survivor Hill 24 Does not Answer (Thorold Dickinson, 1954)
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Course requirements: active participation, attendance (mandatory), final exam. Grade: final exam (100%)
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught only once.
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