Contemporary Cinema course at UCC December 9, 2009
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Applications are still being accepted all this week, despite the original deadline.
CONTEMPORARY CINEMA This course offers an introduction to new directions in Hollywood and European cinema, through the examination of a number of especially significant filmic forms and trends. Organised in five clusters of three lectures, each devoted to a particular topic and including the screening of one key film, the course involves the exploration of the following genres and themes: – Contemporary Westerns: borders, identity, genre – Gender and stardom in contemporary Hollywood cinema – Cinema and the city: Almodovar, Allen, Barcelona – “New Wave” Hollywood and the rise of cult filmmakers – The new documentary: authorship, subjectivity and reflexivity in the age of video.
Duration: 15 weeks
Time: Wednesday 7 – 9 pm Commencing: Wednesday 6 January 2010
Fee: €170
Deadline for applications: Tuesday, 8 December 2009
The course, which is subject to the intake of at least 10 students, will be taught by experienced PhD students in Film Studies. For further information and to download an application form:
http://www.ucc.ie/en/filmstudies/eveningcourses
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The course is open to all; no previous knowledge required.
You can contact Film Studies at: Tel: 021/4205139 (Ms Marie O’Donovan – Administrator for the MA in Film Studies)
Email: UCCFilmStudies(@)gmail.com
Web: http://www.ucc.ie/en/filmstudies/
Co-ordinators: Dott Laura Rascaroli and Dr Gwenda Young
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