FAVK039 Czech Cinema in a Cultural Struggle

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2010
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Lucie Česálková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Jiří Voráč, Ph.D.
Department of Film Studies and Audiovisual Culture – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Sat 9:10–12:25 C34
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
This course provides a detailed discussion and application of Czechoslovak cinema before 1945 in its socio-cultural contexts with an emphasis on advocacy of an idea that film is a medium with cultural function. We will point out initial debate about entertainment (commercial) and culturally-educational features of cinema and we will focus on ways in which the idea of cinemas` cultural function fulfiled on the level of production and how was it interpreted and shaped by film censorship. We will highlight also the tradition of film cultural screenings.
Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to describe and understand circumstances of first concepts of film achive, film museum, film school and film festivals in the Czech context.
Syllabus
  • Arguments about the cultural function of cinema.
  • Cathegory of „culturally-educationa film“.
  • Practice of cultural film screenings and tradition of slide lectures.
  • Czech amateur cinema before 1945.
  • First concepts of film museum and film archive.
  • Popularisation lectures about film and cinema and the concept of film school.
  • Film exhibitions in the First Czechoslovak Republic and the concept of film festival.
Literature
  • HEISS, Geront – KLIMEŠ, Ivan (2003): Obrazy času. Český a rakouský film 30. let / Bilder der Zeit. Der tschechischer und der österreichischer Film der 30er Jahre. Praha: NFA.
  • DOLEŽAL, Jiří (1996): Česká kultura za protektorátu. Školství, písemnictví a kinematografie. Praha: NFA.
  • BREGANT, Michal (1992): Avantgardní tendence v českém filmu. In: Filmový sborník historický 3. Praha: NFA, s. 137–215.
  • POKORNÝ, Jiří (1995): Film ve službách osvěty (1919–1928). Iluminace, 7, 1995, č. 1, s. 61–74.
  • KLIMEŠ, Ivan (2006): Děti v brlohu. Boj proti kinematografům – bojem o dítě. In: Hanáková, Petra – Heczková, Libuše – Kalivodová, Eva (eds.): V bludném kruhu. Mateřství a vychovatelství jako paradoxy modernity. Praha: SLON, s. 193–236.
  • MÍŠKOVÁ, Alena (1987): Tradice a vývoj československé vědecké kinematografie. Praha: ČSAV.
  • ZEMAN, Pavel (1995): Idea filmového archivu v Čechách. Iluminace, 7, č. 1 (17), s. 43–58.
  • LINHART, Lubomír (1962): Vznik nezávislé filmové kritiky 20. a 30. let. Film a doba 8, č. 12, s. 634–639.
Teaching methods
One 2 hour lecture per week, including seminar parts, home preparation.
Assessment methods
Homework control. Expository test.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
Information on completion of the course: Písemný test
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