2020-2021 / CINE0038-1

Contemporary documentary (cinema, video, television)

Duration

30h Th

Number of credits

 Master in anthropology (120 ECTS)5 crédits 
 Extra courses intended for exchange students (Erasmus, ...) (Faculté des Sciences sociales)5 crédits 
 Master in performing arts (120 ECTS) (Master international)5 crédits 
 Master in multilingual communication (120 ECTS)5 crédits 
 Master in history of art and archaeology : general (120 ECTS)5 crédits 
 Master in journalism (120 ECTS)5 crédits 
 Master in performing arts (120 ECTS)5 crédits 
 Master in information and communication (60 ECTS)5 crédits 

Lecturer

Jérémy Hamers

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the second semester

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

The course on contemporary documentary (cinema, video, television) focuses exclusively on the analysis of some particularly popular contemporary documentary subgenres: performative documentary, mockumentary, web documentary, animated documentary, a.o. Through these films, the participants will discover and question the latest theoretical findings in the field of the analysis of documentary cinema.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

Through films and recent theoretical texts, the students will develop analytical skills in the field of contemporary documentary cinema, at the crossroads of media analysis and film studies.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Passive knowledge of English.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

The course will rely on the watching and the analysis of documentary films. The analysis will be developped in class through discussions with the students. Each session will end with a q&a on the texts (see "required readings").

Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)

face-to-face

Organisational adjustments related to the current health context

The class takes place in real time, transmitted online throughvideo conference (LifeSize). The video files are put online (MyULiège, section "podcasts") after each session.

Recommended or required readings

One week prior to each session, a text will be made available to the students via MyULiège (required reading).

Assessment methods and criteria

Below you will find information on the evaluation methods planned for in-person and remote exams as well as those planned for hybrid sessions. Depending on how the health crisis evolves, the chosen method will be communicated to you no later than one month before the start of the exam session.

Any session :

- In-person

written exam ( open-ended questions )

- Remote

written exam ( open-ended questions )

- If evaluation in "hybrid"

preferred in-person


Additional information:

Written exam.

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

Contacts

Jeremy Hamers
jhamers@uliege.be