20711401 - Ethnographic cinema

The course analyses ethnographic cinema, especially in Italy, also focusing on its relation with fiction film and contemporary culture. The course aims to provide knowledge and methodological tools to develop critical consideration of production and styles of ethnographic cinema.
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Mutuazione: 20711401 Cinema etnografico in Cinema, televisione e produzione multimediale LM-65 R CINQUEGRANI MATTIA

Programme

Through the analysis of the key elements of ethnographic cinema, the course investigates the nature and characters of this field of documentary production. The second part of the course focuses on the Italian production of the 1950s and 1960s, also investigating its relations and influences with the documentary cinema of the period and, more generally, with the cultural production and socio-political context of the time.



Core Documentation

Required bibliography:
– Mattia Cinquegrani, Il cinema di Cecilia Mangini, Venezia, Marsilio, 2024.
– Selection of essays edited by the teacher

Type of delivery of the course

Frontal lessons, integrated with screening of movies

Attendance

Optional, but attendance is strongly recommended

Type of evaluation

Oral final exam. The oral exam can be integrated with a text (about 15.000 characters long) analysing a topic of the class. The text must be given to the teacher at least 7 days before the exam