Duration
30h Th
Number of credits
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
Schedule
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