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Institut für Amerikastudien Institut für Amerikastudien

Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Christian Quendler Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Christian Quendler, +43 512 507 41605

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From Silence to Sound: American Cinema from 1890s to 1930s

PS 2

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Englisch

To become familiar with major developments in American film history, to achieve proficiency in the use of film language and to develop interpretative skills.

This course offers a historical survey of the development of American film from its silent beginnings to the beginning of sound. It aims to introduce principles and techniques of cinematic art as generated in the history of American cinema and to provide an understanding of the evolution of film language during the transition from silent film to the coming of sound.

Introductory lecture input, oral presentations, film analysis and discussions

Active participation, oral presentation; analysis of a short film sequence, research paper (10-15 pages)

Recommended introductory reading: Thompson, Kristin, and David Bordwell. _Film History: An Introduction_. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1994.

Students must have passed the "Introduction to American Literature and Culture" to attend this course
Beginn: 10.10.2006