History and Theory of Cinema

Code:

CC026

Acronym:

HTCIN

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Art

Instance: 2016/2017 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Communication and Information Sciences
Course/CS Responsible:	Bachelor in Communication Sciences

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
CC	37	CC - Study Plan	2	-	6	46	162

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

Encourage diferent readings and approachs.
Critical and contextualized readings.
Creative individual speech.
Introduction to film theory and history.
Cinematic image in the perspective of the director and the spectator.
Introduction to visual culture in the contemporary media context.

Learning outcomes and competences

Understand the importance that cinemas have in the contemporary culture and its possibilities as a storytelling and comunication device.

Working method

Presencial

Program

Mandatory literature

AUMONT, Jacques; O cinema e a encenação, Edições Texto & Grafia, 2008
J. AUMONT / M. MARIE; Dicionário teórico e crítico do cinema, Ed. Texto&Grafia
André BAZIN; O que é o cinema?, Ed. Horizonte
BARTHES, Roland; O óbvio e o obtuso, Edições 70, 1982
Teresa Mendes FLORES; Cinema e experiência moderna, Ed. Minerva
René GARDIES (direcção de); Compreender o cinema e as imagens, Ed. Texto &Grafia
Gilles DELEUZE; O cinema (2 volumes), Ed. Assírio e Alvim
FERREIRA, Carlos Melo; As poéticas do cinema, Edições Afrontamento, 2004
Carolin Overhoff FERREIRA (direcção de); O cinema português através dos seus filmes, Ed. Campo de Letras
Eduardo GEADA (antologia de); Estéticas do cinema, ed. Dom Quixote
João Mário GRILO; As lições do cinema, Ed. Colibri
Edgar MORIN; O cinema ou o homem imaginário, Ed. Relógio d'Àgua
KATZ, Ephraim; Film encyclopedia, Harper Collins Publishers, 2001
XAVIER, Ismael; A Experiência do Cinema, Edições Graal, Embrafilmes, 2003

Complementary Bibliography

ARIS, Carlos Marti.; La Arquitectura del Cine, Estudios Sobre Dreyer, Hitchcock, Ford Y Ozu. , Fund. Caja de Arquitectos, 2008
João Benard da COSTA; Histórias do cinema, colecção Sínteses da Cultura Portuguesa, Ed. Imprensa Nacional
Jean-Patrick LEBEL; Cinema e ideologia, Ed. Estampa
SCHEFER, Jean Louis & COSTA, João Bénard; Cinema e Pintura, Cinemateca Portuguesa, 2005
Andrew TUDOR; Teorias do cinema, Edições 70
António Roma TORRES (antologia de); Cinema, arte e ideologia, Ed. Afrontamento
VACCHE, Angela Dalle; Cinema and Painting: How art is used in Film, University of Texas Press, 1996
WINKLER, Martin M.; Cinema and Classical Texts. Apollo’s New Light, Cambridge University Press, 2009

Teaching methods and learning activities

Film scenes analysis, genres and themes presentations, always followed by class discussions allowing criticism and the reinterpretation necessary for the construction of a personal position on the issues addressed.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Participação presencial	10,00
Trabalho escrito	90,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Frequência das aulas	10,00
Trabalho de investigação	90,00
Total:	100,00

Calculation formula of final grade

Estimated average of the two research papers - 100%