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Ekphrasis Text Theory. Literature and Cinematography

ВБ 1.2

Вибіркова дисципліна для ОП

Second

2023/2024

3 Semester

5

PLO 20, PLO 29.1, PLO 31.1, PLO 34.1. The full list of Programme learning outcomes is given in the section "Programme Profile".

Full-time form

Throughout the course learners will be encouraged: 1. to gain knowledge of major stages of foreign literature evolution as well as dominant philosophical and aesthetic trends and tendencies, precedent-related texts required for the compulsory courses. 2. to demonstrate an ability to use principal postulates of literary theory and basic notions of film theory. 3. to use selected literary terms accurately. 4. to sharpen skills in analyzing literary texts. 5. to present materials of own research orally, in writing and in the form of presentations.

The discipline "Ekphrastic theory of text" aims to introduce students to Ukrainian and foreign ekphrastic theories and develop skills of ekphrastic analysis of literary text. Students' attention is focused on foreign literature. The structure of the course provides consideration of main contemporary ekphrastic methodologies. The discipline “Literature and Cinematography” is aimed to encourage learners to build a firm foundation for study of both historical and cultural background, theoretical and methodological principles of interrelations between literature and cinematography, to gain knowledge of notions related to theory and language of cinema, to sharpen skills of intermedial analysis of literary works, comparative analysis of literary sources and their screen adaptations. The course shapes understanding of synthetic nature of the film art, interrelations between literature and cinematography.

The course provides students with a range of assessment in different forms: seminar classes (oral personal responses, additional responses, class discussions), completing of glossary of terms and synopsis of literary and critical sources, presentations of individual projects. The following teaching methods are suggested: lectures, seminar classes, viewing of videos related to course tasks, individual projects, self-study works.

The ongoing control at each modul comprises students’ performance at seminar classes (max 15\ min 9 points), completion of glossary of terms and synopsis of literary and critical sources (max 5\ min 3 points) and individual project (max 10\min 6 points). Total final assessment is max60 \ min 36 points. Final assessment form is exam. Exam mark is max 40\min 24 points. Students must meet the standard required for the lowest grade (36 points) to be permitted to take an exam. The lowest grade to be assessed at the course is to have 24 points for exam.

Ukrainian