FAV246 (American) Action Film Variations

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2013
Extent and Intensity
4/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. et Mgr. Marie Barešová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Luděk Havel, Ph.D. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Jiří Voráč, Ph.D.
Department of Film Studies and Audiovisual Culture – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Film Studies and Audiovisual Culture – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Mon 15:00–20:45 C34
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 120 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/120, only registered: 0/120, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/120
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Goal of this subject is to show possible perspectives on one film genre through the case of (American) action film.
Syllabus
  • Lecture will be structured by different topics that will provide various perspectives and ways of looking at (American) action film in given categories: genre and its development, storytelling, characters, actors/stars, gender, race, ideology, reception etc.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Genre and Contemporary Hollywood - Steve Neale (ed.)
  • Action and Adventure Cinema - Yvonne Tasker (ed.)
  • Robin Wood - Hollywood from Vietnam to Reagan... and Beyond
  • Violence and American Cinema - J. David Slocum (ed.)
  • DONOVAN, Barna William. Blood, guns, and testosterone : action films, audiences, and a thirst for violence. Lanham: Scarecrow, 2010, xx, 259. ISBN 9780810872639. info
  • PROPP, Vladimir Jakovlevič. Morfologie pohádky a jiné studie. Vyd. tohoto souboru 2. Jinočany: H & H, 2008, 343 s. ISBN 9788073190859. info
  • VERN. Seagalogy : a study of the ass-kicking films of Steven Seagal. London: Titan Books, 2008, ix, 395. ISBN 9781845769277. info
  • ALTMAN, Rick. Film/Genre. London: British Film Institute, 1999, 246 pp. ISBN 0-85170-717-3. info
  • TASKER, Yvonne. Spectacular bodies : gender, genre and the action cinema. London: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 1993, 195 s. ISBN 041509223X. info
Teaching methods
Interactive lecture tied with film screenings and reading scientific texts.
Assessment methods
Various possibilities: presentation, essay or written exam.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
General note: Kurz probíhá v rámci projektu č. CZ.1.07/2.2.00/28.0044 Inovace uměnovědných studijních oborů na Filozofické fakultě MU, který je spolufinancován Evropským sociálním fondem a státním rozpočtem České republiky. Viz. www.phil.muni.cz/music/opvk.
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