FILM AND MEDIA
World Cinema
SPRING FN212
Thursdays
Eric Egan
There are over 7000 films produced worldwide each year. India is the world’s biggest film market and Nigeria now produces more feature films than Hollywood. Yet only a fraction of the world’s film output is ever seen outside its country of origin.
This course intends to journey to lesser watched screens and shine a light on artists from under explored parts of the cinematic globe. It offers an introduction to unique films, cultures and overlooked filmmakers as well as new looks at more established film industries such as Japan. It will provide an insight into the culture, politics and cinema of some of the most exciting and groundbreaking cinema rarely seen or discussed in the Western world. From revolutionary cinema in Palestine, to incendiary eye popping action in Korea, from Iranian poetic realism to Egyptian eclecticism, there is a wealth of film challenging the medium, provoking discussion and changing perceptions about the nature and importance of cinema.
Visually stunning and intellectually stimulating these films will provoke and disturb, live long in the memory and serve to challenge long held assumptions about art and the nature of cinema. By focusing on a particular country each week, providing an overview of the history of cinema in that country and focusing on the work of a particular director in examining issues such as filmic style, identity and cultural differences the student will be provided with a rounded view of cinema in its many forms throughout the world.
| BELFIELD | ||
| 8 Thursdays | Jan 31, Feb 7, 14, 21,28, Mar 7,14,21 | 6.30pm - 9.30pm |
| FEE €230 | Print Open Learning Application Form 2012.13 or ring (01) 716-7123 for Laser/credit card payment | |
Tutor Bio
Dr Eric Egan has taught a variety of film courses both in England and Ireland and has written extensively on the subject of cinema. In addition to numerous articles in journals and magazines he is the author of The Films Of Makhmalbaf Cinema, Politics and Culture in Iran and a contributor to the well received collection Film in the Middle East and North Africa.
Provisional list of key topics to be covered
Democracy, protest and personal obsession in Egypt, Alexandria Again And Forever.
Palestinian Cinema; Identity, Resistance and Longing, Paradise Now.
The good, the bad and the extreme in Korean Cinema, The Chaser.
Family and the passing of tradition in Japanese cinema Tokyo Story.
Indian neorealism, Pather Panchali
Colonialism in Senegalese cinema, Xala.
Women and the struggle for a voice in Iran, The Circle.
In search of Brazil, Central Station.
Who is the course for?
The course is designed for anyone (novice and film buff alike) with an interest in cinema and popular culture and a curiosity about film beyond Western borders.
Reading List:
The following is a selection of recommended texts for those interested in reading further around the course content. We advise that you do not buy books in advance of the course as your tutor will discuss the list and suggest the most relevant reading for particular interests.
Chaudhuri, Shohini. Contemporary World Cinema, Europe, Middle East, East Asia, South Asia (Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2005).
Hill, John & Church Gibson, Pamela (eds). World Cinema Critical Approaches (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000).
Dabashi, Hamid. Dreams Of A Nation On Palestinian Cinema (London: Verso, 2006).
Nowell-Smith, Geoffrey. The Oxford History of World Cinema (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1997).
Dennison, Stephanie & Hwee Lim, Song. Remapping World Cinema Identity, Culture and Politics in Film (London: Wallflower Press, 2006).
Shafik, Viola. Arab Cinema History and Cultural Identity (Cairo: The American University in Cairo Press, 1998).
Lee, Hyangjin. Contemporary Korean Cinema Identity, Culture, Politics (Manchester: Manchester University Press, 2000).
Shin, Chi-Yun and Stringer, Julian. New Korean Cinema (Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2005).
Richie, Donald. A Hundred Years of Japanese Film (Tokyo: Kodansha International, 2001).
Matheou, Demetrios. The Faber Book of New South American Cinema (London: Faber and Faber, 2010).
Gadjigo, Samba. Ousmane Sembene: The Making of a Militant Artist (Indiana: Indiana University Press, 2010).
Jahed, Parviz (ed). Directory Of World Cinema Iran (Bristol: Intellect Ltd. 2012
