Courses – Fakultet tehničkih nauka u Novom Sadu

Subject: The city and the film in history and theory (19.UP06)

General information:

Category	Theoretical-methodological
Scientific or art field	Dramske i audiovizuelne umetnosti u umetnosti u arhitekturi, tehnici i dizajnu Architectural-Urbanistic Planning, Design and Theory
ECTS	4

Within the course complementary and mutually constitutive relationship between the city and the media of the film will be explained to students, with an emphasis on the potential of moving images as an analytical tool. Students will learn how the research of the representation of cities in films, can help in the interpretation of the history of urban development, that is, in the interpretation of socio-spatial changes taking place from the beginning of the 20th century to the present day.

Through the study of cinematographic representations of urban spaces, as well as film language in general, students will improve the skills of critical thinking (viewing) and learn how to open a debates in the field of architecture and urban planning. Students will be directed to understanding how filmic representations of cities point to important facts that can be used as vital elements in the establishment of new theories dealing with urban environments.

Identification and study of the reciprocal influence between the urban environment and the film from the beginning of the 20th century to the present day; Interpretation and analysis of the development and transformation of cities in the context of cinematographic interpretations of urban landscapes in the 20th and 21st century; Reviewing and examining theories, practices and processes that link architecture and urban planning with film

Lectures, auditory exercises, consultations, exams

Authors	Title	Year	Publisher	Language
Mennel, B.	Cities and Cinema	2008	Routledge, New York	English
Koeck, R	Cine-Scapes	2013	Routledge, New York	English
Webber, A., Wilson, E.	Cities in Transition	2008	Wallflower Press, London	English
Koeck, R., Robert, L. (ed.)	The City and the Moving Image	2010	Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke	English
Charney, L., Schwartz R. V.	Cinema and the Invention of Modern Life	1995	University of California Press, Berkeley, Los Angeles, London	English
Thomas, M., Penz, F. (ed.)	Architectures of Illusion	2003	Intellect Books, Bristol	English
Pratt, G., San Juan, R.M.	Film and Urban Space: Critical Possibilities	2014	Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh	English

Course activity	Pre-examination	Obligations	Number of points
Complex exercises	Yes	Yes	70.00
Written part of the exam - tasks and theory	No	Yes	30.00

Prof. Vračarić Milica

Full Professor

Lectures

Assistant - Master Priljeva Sofija

Assistant - Master

Practical classes

Faculty of Technical Sciences

University of Novi Sad

Contact:

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