Offering the perfect introduction to London and to British Cinema, this course introduces significant debates within film studies through a focus on three key themes in the representation of London on film: Victorian London, London at War and Swinging London.
As a student, you will develop a valuable insight into British cinema and the history and culture of London while exploring its streets and parks, its museums, galleries, libraries, and buildings.You'll explore the cultural diversity of urban life, focusing on the cinematic representation of fictional Londoners such as Sherlock Holmes, Dorian Gray and Sweeney Todd, as well as the lesser known cultural history of the city.
Getting to know the British capital through its cinema, this course focuses on films which are set and shot within walking distance of King's, in the heart of the city. Screenings each morning are followed by afternoon seminars, London walks and visits to key institutions and film locations.Together, we will consider the representation of the city of London through a number of key films, and the remarkable range of national associations mobilised by cinematic stories set or filmed within a stone's throw of the classroom.
The key feature of this course lies in the synergy between our subject of investigation and the environment where the course takes place. You will learn about British cinema and the history of London while becoming familiar with the culture of the city.This course will offer the chance to watch films, read about them, discuss them in groups and ultimately visit the location where they were filmed, thus unfolding the mutual relationship between cinema and the city. Our investigation of the history of visual culture in London in three historical frameworks will be given strength by a variety of external activities involving some of the most important cultural institutions in the world.
Period
28-07-2014 - 15-08-2014 (3 weeks)
Target group
This course is open to all students, in particular to those with a background in Arts and Humanities (Film and Media Studies, English Literature, Cultural Studies) and British History and Social Sciences (Cultural and Historical Geography). Students with a keen interest in British cinema, film history, and the history of London are very welcome. Students with a different background (Science, Medicine, etc) are expected to benefit from the course and enjoy the ways in which our subject relates to the environment we where we live, work and study: London.
Course aim
By the end of the oourse you will:
- Have a firm grasp of British film history up to the 1960s, both in terms of production cycles and contexts and in terms of relevant critical debates and movements;
- Understand the range of cultural material circulating in British culture and the ways in which these feed into the representation of London on the screen;
- Clearly grasp the theoretical issues around the representation of the city and the relationship between screen images and images in other media, both official and unofficial.
Credits
0.0 ECTS credits
Course fee
GBP 1430: tuition fee only
Course leader
TBC
King's College London
Address: Strand, London
Postal code: WC2R 2LS
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Website: http://www.kcl.ac.uk/summerschool
E-mail: summerschool@kcl.ac.uk
Phone: +44 20 7848 1533
London and Film S2
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Silviu Marinescu
