FAVBPalt1 Star studies, acting studies and reception theory - key terms, concepts and research areas

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2017
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Šárka Jelínek Gmiterková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
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
Wed 14:10–15:45 U34
Prerequisites
There are none.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
At the end of the course students will be able to: - understand film stardom as an important cultural, social and ideological phenomenon - understand the development of star systems from the early 20th century and recognize specific localized star systems - describe and analyze individual (star) performance in the context of a particular film, genre or period - identify and define research topics and/or areas - apply star studies approach on a wide range of topics.
Syllabus
  • Defining stardom and ares of research
  • Richard Dyer and his paradigm
  • Historicizing stardom (I, II)
  • Stardom in the industrial context of film production
  • Celebrity
  • Stars as unstable symbols
  • Transmedia and transnational stardom
  • Star as actors and performers (I, II)
  • Stardom and fan reception (I, II).
Literature
  • MOSELEY, Rachel (2003): Growing up with Audrey Hepburn: Text, Audience, Resonance. Manchester: Manchester university press, 272 p., ISBN 0719063116
  • ROJEK, Chris (2001): Celebrity. London: Reaktion Books, 208 p, ISBN 1861891040
  • DYER, Richard (1998, 2nd edition): Stars. London: BFI, ISBN 978-0851706436
  • GARNCARZ, Joseph (2012): Hvězdný systém ve výmarské kinematografii. Iluminace 24, č. 1, s. 31-43.
  • DYER, Richard (2003, 2nd edition): Heavenly bodies. Film stars and society. London: Routledge, 224 p., ISBN 041531027X.
  • VOSTRÝ, Jaroslav. O hercích a herectví. 2., rozš. vyd. Praha: Kant, 2014, 318 s. ISBN 9788074371417. info
  • KLEVAN, Andrew. Barbara Stanwyck. 1st pub. London: BFI, 2013, vi, 145. ISBN 9781844576487. info
  • JENKINS, Henry. Textual poachers : television fans and participatory culture. Updated 20th anniversary ed. New York: Routledge, 2013, lii, 370. ISBN 9780203114339. info
  • MCDONALD, Paul. The star system : Hollywood's production of popular identities. Repr. London: Wallflower, 2005, 129 s. ISBN 1903364027. info
  • The German cinema book. Edited by Tim Bergfelder - Erica Carter - Deniz Göktürk. 1st publ. London: BFI Publishing, 2002, xi, 291. ISBN 0851709451. info
  • DECORDOVA, Richard. Picture personalities : the emergence of the star system in America. Edited by Corey K. Creekmur. 1st pbk. ed. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 2001, x, 160. ISBN 025207016X. info
  • STACEY, Jackie. Star-gazing : Hollywood cinema and female spectatorship. 1st pub. London: Routledge, 1994, xiv, 282. ISBN 0415091799. info
  • Acting in the cinema. Edited by James Naremore. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1988, ix, 307 p. ISBN 9780520910669. info
Teaching methods
Twelve lectures introducing different topics.
Assessment methods
Written test consisting of 10 questions; maximum gain is 30 points, at least 16 points is needed to successfully pass the test.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
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