AJ17057 Blackness in American Film

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2001
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Tomáš Pospíšil, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Jeffrey Alan Vanderziel, B.A.
Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Michaela Hrazdílková
Prerequisites (in Czech)
AJ09999 Qualifying Examination
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 18 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/18, only registered: 0/18, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/18
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of this course is to examine the representations of African-Americans in the American cinema as they have been developing since D.W. Griffith's 1915 racist masterpiece Birth of a Nation. Beside pointing out some inevitable stereotypes in the cinematic representation of African-Americans by the American mainstream cinema, the participants will also follow the more recent artistic attempts at challenging them and portray black characters from a different, African-American point of view.
Syllabus
  • The aim of this course is to examine the representations of African-Americans in the American cinema as they have been developing since D.W. Griffith's 1915 racist masterpiece Birth of a Nation. Beside pointing out some inevitable stereotypes in the cinematic representation of African-Americans by the American mainstream cinema, the participants will also follow the more recent artistic attempts at challenging them and portray black characters from a different, African-American point of view.
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Assessment: An essay, a presentation and active participation. hodnocení: esej, referát, aktivní účast
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 1999, Autumn 2000, Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2015, Spring 2017, Spring 2019.
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