E-Seminar : Philosophy of Cinema
(E-Seminar available in French)
Description
Study the philosophy of cinema through texts and films from various eras and countries: reflect on the ontology of the cinematic medium, the semiology of cinema, and the history of films from the birth of the seventh art to today. Understand how cinema influences us and explore current political issues related to the power of films (Media Power, Gender Studies, and Decolonial Studies). From Epstein to Tarkovsky, through Mambety, Campion, and Scorsese, understand how cinema renews philosophical thought from an aesthetic, political, and phenomenological perspective. Consider a potential theology of cinema to decipher images.
Objectives
- Grasp the philosophical significance of cinema and discover the great theorists of the seventh art.
- Show that the invention of cinema ontologically participates in a phenomenological revolution at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century.
- Demonstrate that films can help us address philosophical problems.
- Raise awareness about the influence of moving images and mass culture.
- Develop cinematic culture through viewing freely accessible film sequences online.
- Explore a possible theology of cinema.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
- Improved knowledge of the philosophy, history, anthropology, semiology, and sociology of cinema.
- Insight into contemporary debates on the influence of images, educating our gaze, the "male" and "female gaze," etc.
Skills
- Acquire skills in aesthetics and metaphysics.
- Make philosophical problems more accessible through films.
- Use the main tools of film analysis to think about the ontology of cinema.