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13590
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| Year |
1
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| Semester |
S1
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| ECTS Credits |
6
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| Workload |
OT(15H)/TP(45H)
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| Scientific area |
Communication Sciences
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Entry requirements |
Some filmography will be avaiable in English.
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Mode of delivery |
Face-to-face.
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Work placements |
Not applicable.
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Learning outcomes |
This subject aims that students:
a) acquire knowledge about the discourse of film criticism, and main associated issues;
b) develop a critical and reflective sense in the practice of film criticism.
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Syllabus |
1. Introduction: discourses on cinema:
Criticism vs Analysis of films. The question of interpretation.
2. The figure of the film critic.
3. The arguments of film criticism.
4. The critical potential of the audiovisual essay.
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Main Bibliography |
BRENEZ, N. (2013). La Critique comme concept, exigence et práxis.
CLAYTON, A. & A. KLEVAN (2013). The Language and Style of Film Criticism.
CUNHA, P. (2008). A crítica que mudou a crítica de cinema na imprensa portuguesa: o caso Diário de Lisboa, 1968.
CUNHA, T. C. (2013). Avaliação e Interpretação na Crítica de Cinema.
KOVÁCS, A. (2008). Screening Modernism. European Art Cinema 1950-80.
OSTROWSKA, D. (2008). Reading the French New Wave: Critics, Writers and Art Cinema in France.
ROSENBAUM, J. (2010). Goodbye Cinema, Hello Cinephilia: Film Culture in Transition.
SONTAG, S. (2009), Against interpretation and other essays, Penguin Books.
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Teaching Methodologies and Assessment Criteria |
Reading and analysis of reference texts.
Analysis of film reviews.
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Language |
Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.
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