CB1, CB2, CB3, CB4, CB5, CG1, CG3, CG4, CG5

CE1, CE2, CE3, CE4, CE5, CE7, CE8, CE9, CE12

The topics of the subject will be developed mainly through the analysis of different forms of audiovisual expression, contextualized in historical terms.

1. Introduction to cultural studies and studies on audiovisual culture.

2. Theories on audiovisual perception

3. Historical evolution of audiovisual languages

4. Decoding images and sounds. Studies on representation

5. Other media, other senses

Arnheim, R. (1969). Visual Thinking. University of California Press.

Barthes, R. (1977). Image Music Text. Fontana Press.

Berger, J. (1972). Ways of Seeing. BBC and Penguin Books.

Bordwell. D. y Thompson, K. (2008). Film Art. An Introduction. McGraw-Hill.

Chion, M. (1999). El sonido. Paidós.

Cook, D.A. (2016). A History of Narrative Film. Fifth edition. W. W. Norton & Company.

Hall, S (1997). Representation. Cultural Representations and Signifying Practices. Sage Publications.

Nichols, B. (2001). Introduction to Documentary. Indiana University Press.

Rees, A.L. (1999). A History of Experimental Film and Video.

Rose, G. (2001). Visual Methodologies. An Introduction to the Interpretation of Visual Materials. Sage Publications.

Shohat, E. y Stam, R. (1994). Unthinking Eurocentrism. Multiculturalism and the Media. Routledge.  

-Linking the ideas and theories proposed in the subject with the activities to be performed.

-Rigorous analysis with concepts and theories seen in class.

-Communication skills in presentations and expositions.

Practical works related to the topics of the subject: 40%.

Final essay: 40%.

Attendance and participation: 20%.

Final exam for those who do not take/pass the continuous assessment.

In order to pass the continuous assessment, students must submit all the proposed activities within the established time, before any deadline.

The practices will deal with the ideas and theories seen in class. Attendance and active participation is fundamental.

Recomendaciones para la recuperación:

Review the contents taught during the semester for a final exam.