Study Programmes 2015-2016
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| Contemporary documentary (cinema, video, television) | ||
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Duration :
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| 30h Th | ||
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Number of credits :
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Lecturer :
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| Geneviève Van Cauwenberge | ||
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language | ||
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the second semester | ||
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Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
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| Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program | ||
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Course contents :
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| The course on contemporary documentaries (cinema, video, television) concentrates exclusively on the analysis of contemporary documentary films (in the 1990s and 2000s), focussing on works which offer an original approach to history and contemporary society. Through these films, students will learn to discover and question the latest theoretical advances in the field of theory and the analysis of documentary cinema. Taking account of the evolution of the contemporary audiovisual landscape, the course also devotes two or three sessions to the specific analysis of documentaries produced and directed exclusively for television. | ||
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| Based on specific contemporary methodologies of contemporary documentary cinema analysis, the course also focuses on the clear distinction between criticism and analysis, two modes of discourse which are often confused in students' understanding. | ||
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Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
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| Passive knowledge of English. | ||
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| face-to-face | ||
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Recommended or required readings :
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Written paper. | ||
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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Contacts :
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| Teacher: Geneviève Van Cauwenberge, senior lecturer, Department of the Arts and Sciences of Communication. Tel. 04.366.32.89 gvancauwenberge@ulg.ac.be | ||