(in Polish) An Introduction to Film Criticism DIKS-SL>AnInt
T_1. What is (and what is not) film criticism today?
T_2. A short history of film criticism: France, Poland and the United States (criticism and the New Wave, A. Bazin, F. Truffaut, Cahires du cinema, Positif; the New Hollywood dispute; a new generation of critics).
T_3. Film Critic Workshop - Practical Remarks.
T_4. The condition and future of film criticism.
T_5. Cult movie, masterpiece and movie rankings.
T_6. The position of critics in contemporary film marketing,
T_7. Stars system, celebrities, "The Method" - about acting and actors.
T_8. Polish cinema (why is it not appropriate to speak badly about Polish cinema?).
T_9. Different contexts - different methods - different forms: TV series, documentary and animation;
T_10. Basics of journalistic rhetoric (language in the media).
T_11. Criticism contexts: ethics, freedom and copyrights.
T_12. Criticism and the crisis of press journalism;
T_13. New media - an opportunity or a threat?
T_14. Review and critical essay, column, interview.
T_15. New creators and new perspectives
(in Polish) Tryb zajęć
Course coordinators
Learning outcomes
KNOWLEDGE:
W_01 The student knows the basic definitions of the subject
W_02 has knowledge of the literature
SKILLS:
U_1 Can determine the current state of research
U_2 is able to distinguish periods of research development on the subject of the lecture
SOCIAL COMPETENCE:
K_01 appreciates the importance of issues discussed in the subject
K_02 has mature competences in transferring acquired knowledge in professional work
Assessment criteria
Lecture, discussion, debate, multimedia show, film show
Evaluation criteria: attendance and activity in class, written annual essay, exam.
Practical placement
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Bibliography
Obligatory:
Haberski, Raymond J., Jr. It's Only a Movie!: Film and Critics in American Culture, University Press of Kentucky, 2001.
Additionaly:
"Reviews vs Criticism - Film & Television Studies". The University of Vermont Libraries Research Guides. October 15, 2017.
Battaglia, James (May 2010). "Everyone's a Critic: Film Criticism Through History and Into the Digital Age".
"Academic Film Criticism, the Rhetoric of Crisis, and the Current State of American Horror Cinema: Thoughts on Canonicity and Academic Anxiety". College Literature. 34 (4): 191–202. doi:10.1353/lit.2007.0045. JSTOR 25115464
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