Contemporary (Latin) American Film

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Course ID:	4219-SD0031-OG
Erasmus code / ISCED:	08.9 Kod klasyfikacyjny przedmiotu składa się z trzech do pięciu cyfr, przy czym trzy pierwsze oznaczają klasyfikację dziedziny wg. Listy kodów dziedzin obowiązującej w programie Socrates/Erasmus, czwarta (dotąd na ogół 0) – ewentualne uszczegółowienie informacji o dyscyplinie, piąta – stopień zaawansowania przedmiotu ustalony na podstawie roku studiów, dla którego przedmiot jest przeznaczony. / (0229) Humanities (except languages), not elsewhere classified The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code has been designed by UNESCO.
Course title:	Contemporary (Latin) American Film
Name in Polish:	Contemporary (Latin) American Film (Współczesny (latyno)amerykański film)
Organizational unit:	American Studies Center
Course groups:	General university courses General university courses in American Studies Center General university courses in the social sciences
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	(not available) Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load. view allocation of credits
Language:	English
Type of course:	foreign languages general courses
Prerequisites (description):	(in Polish) Współczesny (latyno)amerykański film)
Short description:	The goal of the course to study of a specific group of (Latin)American films in relation to their specific cultural and historical contexts. The task of the subject is to familiarize students with the broad context of American culture and civilization. Another goal of the course is that the student can locate the problem in a broader cultural context and be aware of the importance of (Latin)American heritage and its impact on modern societies. In addition to showing the main issues in this area, the problem shot (including race, class, ethnicity, gender) including (Latin)American texts will also be presented.
Full description:	The goal of the course to study of a specific group of (Latin)American films in relation to their specific cultural and historical contexts. The task of the subject is to familiarize students with the broad context of American culture and civilization. Another goal of the course is that the student can locate the problem in a broader cultural context and be aware of the importance of (Latin)American heritage and its impact on modern societies. In addition to showing the main issues in this area, the problem shot (including race, class, ethnicity, gender) including (Latin)American texts will also be presented. In addition, the students will learn film theory and learn an understanding of vocabulary, techniques, and methods of the analysis of movies.
Bibliography:	Gianetti L., Understanding Movies, New York: Prentice Hall, 2007. Spadoni R., A pocket guide to analyzing films, University of California Press, Oakland 2014. Stam R., Film theory: an introduction, Oxford : Blackwell Publishers, 2000. Bordwell D., Thompson K., Film Art: Sztuka filmowa. Przeł. Bogna Rosińska. Warszawa 2014. Godzic W. (red.), Sztuka filmowej interpretacji. Kraków 1988.
Learning outcomes:	KNOWLEDGE student can explain the complexity of (Latin)American culture and civilization in context of films student is able to analyze the theoretical heritage of (Latin)American societies student can apply appropriate theories and relevant terminology in the field of cultural studies SKILLS student is able to locate a given problem in a broader historical, cultural and social context selecting and interpreting information from different sources analysing films in an aesthetic and social context SOCIAL COMPETENCE student will gain sensitivity to socio-cultural problems in American countries participating actively in cultural and social life understanding the principles of tolerance and cultural differences
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	Continuous assessment (active participation in class: 20%, and a short presentation: 30% of the final grade), 5 page essay : (50% of the final grade).

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