MHIS 429 S001: Topics in Film + Media Theory
This advanced seminar course enables students to focus on a key topic in film and media (moving-image) theory. What role does the moving image play in contemporary philosophical and cultural debates? How have distinct theoretical lineages shaped the cinema as a mode of artistic practice and thought? How are emerging theoretical perspectives shaping the form, circulation, and reception of media objects today? While the specific topic and entry-point into these questions will vary each semester, the course will emphasize critical viewing, reading, and writing about moving-image aesthetics and theory.
This course is subject to priority rules; see here.
Each section of this course runs with a different topic. See here.
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Dr. Alla Gadassik is Assistant Professor of Media History and Theory in the Faculty of Culture + Community. Her research bridges the disciplines of cinema studies, history of technology, and genealogies of media practice. Particular areas of interest include the history of cinematography, film editing, and animation methods, as they transformed across different disciplines interested in analyzing and synthesizing movement. She holds a PhD from Northwestern University (Chicago), an MA from York University (Toronto), and a BA from Ryerson University (Toronto).
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Jan 8-Apr 20 15:40:00-18:30:00 |
TH | D4360 | MAIN |
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Jan 8-Apr 20 17:00:00-20:00:00 |
TH | A1060 | MAIN |