Descriptif
Suspended somewhere between the real and the supernatural, the mundane and the uncanny, the label ‘fantastic’ refers less to a specific genre than to a mode of representing artistic, social and psychological realities. This class will focus on Gothic and horror films that function as a kind of political unconscious in American and British culture. Our object of study will be not only the contents and discourse of these films, but the cinematic medium itself: image, sound, sequence.
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Objectifs pédagogiques
To develop and practice the five linguistic skills: oral and written comprehension, speaking, writing, and interacting.
2. To familiarize students with one of the most important genres in English-language culture.
3. To examine social, historical, and aesthetic issues related to the fantastic.
4. To introduce students to the interpretation of film and provide them with an appropriate critical vocabulary.
- Petite classe : 17
Diplôme(s) concerné(s)
UE de rattachement
- Anglais 2A_S2 : Anglais 2A_S2
Pour les étudiants du diplôme Diplôme d'Ingénieur de l'Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Techniques Avancées
Un niveau intermédiaire / avancé.
Format des notes
Numérique sur 20Littérale/grade européenPour les étudiants du diplôme Master 1 Mathématiques et Applications - site Palaiseau
Le rattrapage est autorisé (Max entre les deux notes)- le rattrapage est obligatoire si :
- Note initiale < 7
- le rattrapage peut être demandé par l'étudiant si :
- 7 ≤ note initiale < 10
L'UE est évaluée par les étudiants.
Pour les étudiants du diplôme Diplôme d'Ingénieur de l'Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Techniques Avancées
Vos modalités d'acquisition :
INDIVIDUAL WORK
Class preparation and participation are mandatory. Required work will include an oral presentation and a short written assignment.
EVALUATION
Final grades will be based on class participation, oral presentations, and writing assignments.
- le rattrapage est obligatoire si :
- Note initiale < 6
- le rattrapage peut être demandé par l'étudiant si :
- 6 ≤ note initiale < 10
Le coefficient de l'UE est : 1
L'UE est évaluée par les étudiants.
Programme détaillé
Films to be discussed may include Dracula, The Bride of Frankenstein, King Kong, Cat People, Psycho, The Exorcist, Lost Highway, Donnie Darko, It Follows and others. Our approach to these films will be multidisciplinary in nature, drawing upon a variety of cinematic, psychoanalytical, philosophical, and political perspectives.
This course will be taught in the manner of an American university seminar, which means that much of its content and focus will be determined with the active input of the students. A typical class will consist of the screening, analysis, and discussion of a film.
