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Course: 2024/2025

Audiovisual archaeology, memory and cinematographic heritage

(19753)

Master in Applied Research in Media (Plan: 516 - Estudio: 248)

EPH

Coordinating teacher: CERDAN LOS ARCOS, JOSE FRANCISCO

Department assigned to the subject: Communication and Media Studies Department

Type: Electives

ECTS Credits: 6.0 ECTS

Course: 1º

Semester: 2º

Branch of knowledge: Social Sciences and Law

Requirements (Subjects that are assumed to be known)

none

Objectives

-to understand the role and functions of heritage institutions -to place cinema and media in the context of cultural heritage -to know the history of cinematographic and video materials -to understand the processes of recovery, revaluation and restoration of cinema and video

Skills and learning outcomes

Link to document

Description of contents: programme

1- Media and society: ideas and concepts that articulate their uses over time 2- Memory and history: film and audiovisual representation 3- The issue of cinematographic and audiovisual heritage: protection, conservation and access 4- The possible histories of audiovisual media and the function of archives to rethink the canon 5- Programming, curatorship and access to film and cinematographic heritage

Learning activities and methodology

-master classes -discussion groups -readings -curatorial work and programming

Assessment System

% end-of-term-examination 50
% of continuous assessment (assigments, laboratory, practicals...) 50

Calendar of Continuous assessment

-Assistance and participation at class; introduction to screenings: 20%
-Partial deliveries: 30%
-Delivery of final dossier (equivalent to exam): 50%

Basic Bibliography

Fossati, Giovanna. From Grain to Pixel. Revised Edition. Amsterdam University Press. 2018
Franco-Lorenzana, Julián. La memoria en imágenes: Manual para la recuperación y gestión dle patrimonio cinematográfico. Octaedro. 2022

The course syllabus may change due academic events or other reasons.