Ingmar Bergman Revisited, 7, 5 ECTS credits
Course start
Tuesday 17 January 1 p.m. Lecture Hall ('F-salen').
Unless otherwise stated, all screenings and lectures will take place in the Cinema Studies 'F-sal' (lecture hall) on the 5th floor in the Film House.
Teacher
Professor Maaret Koskinen
maaret.koskinen@mail.film.su.se
674 7617
Note on accessing e-journals:
1: Go to Stockholm University library website, http://sub.su.se/
2: Choose in English
3: Choose e- journals, ”Find e-journal”: http://link.libris.kb.se/sfxsub/az?param_lang_save=eng
4: Type in the search field the name of the journal you want. Click on the title, choose a database with full text, log in with your university username and password. Search within the journal for the right year/volume and number. You can find the detailed reference information in the course schedule. Download the pdf, and you’re all set!
Course Books
Koskinen, Maaret, ed Ingmar Bergman Revisited. Performance, Cinema and the Arts. London and New York: Wallflower Press, 2008. (242 pages)
Koskinen, Maaret, Ingmar Bergman’s THE SILENCE. Pictures in the Typewriter, Writings on the Screen (Nordic Cinema Series). Seattle: University of Washington Press, 2010. (208 pages)
Course Compendium
Clüver, Claus, “Intermediality and Interart Studies”. In Changing Borders. Contemporary Positions in Intermediality, edited by Jens Arvidson, Mikael Askander, Jörgen Bruhn, and Heidrun Führer. Lund: Intermedia Studies Press, 2007. (pages 19-34)
Higson, Andrew, “The Concept of National Cinema”, Screen 30, no 4 (1989): 36-46.
Higson, Andrew, “The Limiting Imagination of National Cinema”. In Cinema and Nation, edited by Mette Hjort and Scott MacKenzie. London and New York: Routledge 2000. (pages 63-74)
Hjort, Mette, “On the Plurality of Cinematic Transnationalism”. In World Cinemas, Transnational Perspectives, edited by Natasa Durovicová and Kathleen E. Newman. London: Routledge, 2009. (pages 12-33)
Mitchell, W.J.T., “There are No Visual Media”. In MediaArtHistories, edited by Oliver Grau. MIT Press 2007. (pages 395-406)
Ohlin, Peter, “The Holocaust in Ingmar Bergman’s Persona: The Instability of Imagery”, Scandinavian Studies 77, no. 2 (2005): 241–274.
Access at http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?hid=21&sid=79edb17a-2b65-4bf2-b6c5-a5ea627fff9b%40sessionmgr11&vid=3
PLEASE NOTE: All readings in this Course Compendium can be found as pdf-files on the Mondo website of the course. You should be join the course site as soon as possible, using your Stockholm University username (four letters and four numbers).
This is how you access Mondo:
2: Log in from the upper right hand corner
3: See a tab Ingmar Bergman Revisited, spring 2012.
There you can find the Course Compendium readings.
Course Outline
Tuesday 17 January, 1 pm-5 pm
Lecture: Introduction
Screenings: “Ingmar Bergman and the Movie” (Marie Nyreröd, 2004, 58 mins); and excerpts from documentaries by Vilgot Sjöman 1963; Arne Carlsson 1981; Jörn Donner 1998
Readings:
-Introduction chapter and Birgitta Steene in Course Book IB Revisited
Tuesday 24 January, 1 pm-5 pm
Screening: Wild Strawberries (Smultronstället, 1957), 90 mins
Lecture: The Auteur and National Cinema
Readings:
-chapter 1 in Course Book The Silence
-Erik Hedling in Course Book IB Revisited
-Andrew Higson 1989 and Andrew Higson 2000 in Compendium
Tuesday 31 January, 1 pm-5 pm
Screening: The Silence (Tystnaden, 1963), 95 mins
Lecture: Words/Image Wars - Medium Specificity versus Mixed Media
Readings:
-Introduction chapter and chapters 3 through 5 in Course Book The Silence
-WJT Mitchell in Compendium
Tuesday 7 February, 1 pm-5 pm
Screening: Persona (Persona, 1966), 88 mins
Lecture: Picturing History, Picturing Self - Autobiography Across Media
Readings:
-Janet Staiger and Linda Haverty Rugg in Course Book IB Revisited
-Peter Ohlin in Compendium
Tuesday 14 February, 1 pm-5 pm
Screenings: Hour of the Wolf (Vargtimmen, 1968), 87 mins
Lecture: Interarts, Intermediality and Musicalisation Across Media
Readings:
-Ulla-Britta Lagerroth and Stefan Johansson in Course Book IB Revisited
-Claus Clüver in Compendium
Tuesday 21 February, 1 pm-5 pm
Screening: Scenes From a Marriage (Scener ur ett äktenskap, 1973), 160 mins
Lecture: Bergman, Television and Popular Culture
Readings:
-Maaret Koskinen and John Orr in Course Book IB Revisited
Tuesday 28 February, 1 pm-5 pm
Screening: Cries and Whispers (Viskningar och rop, 1973), 88 mins
Lecture: Bergman Goes Queer - Gender Wars Across Media
Readings:
-chapter 2 in Course Book The Silence
-Marilyn Johns Blackwell in Course Book IB Revisited
Tuesday 6 March, 1 pm-5 pm
Screening: The Serpent’s Egg (Ormens ägg, 1977), 119 mins
Lecture: The Auteur and Transnational Cinema
Readings:
-Thomas Elsaesser in Course book IB Revisited
-Mette Hjort in Compendium
-Course Evaluation
-Assignment/Final Exam handout (deadline 16 March)
Grading
The grading follows a seven-grade scale: A (excellent), B (very good), C (good), D (satisfactory), E (sufficient), Fx (insufficient), F (entirely insufficient).
The final grade for the whole course must be at least E to pass. Students who receive grade E cannot repeat an assessment in order to attain a higher grade.
Students who fail a course with grade Fx or F have the right to undertake additional assessments, so long as courses continue to run, to achieve a pass grade. Students who receive grade Fx or F for a course on two occasions by one and the same examiner have the right to request that another examiner be appointed to consider the grade, if there is no particular reason that excludes such action. A formal request concerning change of examiner shall be submitted to the departmental board.
The assessment criteria below set out the minimum requirements for the different levels of grades awarded at the end of the course. These assessment criteria directly reflect the learning objectives of the course.
Areas of assessment
1. ·Scholarly argumentation and analytical ability
2. ·Theoretical and methodological awareness (independence, relevance and reflexivity)
3. ·Relation of students’ work to the course material (course literature and screenings)
4. ·Appropriate level of discourse and written expression
5.
Criteria
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A |
In addition to the requirements for the attainment of a B grade, the degree project is distinguished by the following characteristics: 1. ·A distinctly independent, innovative and nuanced approach to argumentation and analysis. 2. ·The research problem is formulated with originality and clarity. 3. ·Thorough, innovative problematisation of the current research situation. 4. ·A particularly thorough and sustained analysis throughout all parts of the project. 1. ·A notably original and detailed problematisation of the course material.* 2. ·Impeccable written presentation; there is great accuracy in the provision of footnotes and references. |
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B |
In addition to the requirements for a C grade, the degree project is distinguished by the following characteristics: • ·An independent and nuanced approach to argumentation and analysis. • ·The research problem is formulated with originality as well as a critical perspective. • ·A detailed and independent explanation of the problem area together with a thorough problematisation of research in this field. • ·Convincing analysis and argumentation throughout the project. 1. ·An original and detailed problematisation of the course material.* 2. ·Impeccable written presentation; there is great accuracy in the provision of footnotes and references. |
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C |
In addition to the requirements for D, the degree project has the following characteristics: • ·Competent, consistent and balanced analysis and argumentation. • ·The research problem is formulated somewhat independently and takes account of previous research in this field. • ·The relevant aspects of the chosen problem area are thoroughly presented and explained. • ·Thorough and coherent analysis and argumentation throughout most of the project. • ·Competent problematisation of the course material.* • ·The written presentation has no major flaws; there is accuracy in the provision of footnotes and references. |
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D |
In addition to the requirements for the E grade, the degree project has the following characteristics: 1. ·The argumentation shows some analytical ability. 2. ·The research problem is clearly formulated and relevant to previous research in this field. 3. ·The main aspects of the chosen problem area are adequately presented and explained. 4. ·There is a coherent analysis and argumentation throughout most of the essay, including the discussion of research findings. 5. ·There is adequate and consistent treatment of the course material.* 6. ·The written presentation has no major flaws; there is accuracy in the provision of footnotes and references. |
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E |
The degree project has the following characteristics: • ·There are noticeable limitations in analysis and argumentation. • ·The research problem is relevant to previous research in this field. • ·Basic aspects of the chosen problem area are adequately presented. • ·The use of the course material is limited but adequate.* • ·The project fulfils the basic requirements for academic writing, including a structured written presentation. • ·Written presentation has no major flaws; footnotes and references are provided with a fair degree of accuracy. |
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FX |
Almost all of the criteria for E have been fulfilled, but some revision is required. |
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F |
Most of the criteria for E have not been fulfilled and/or the student has not completed all course requirements. A full supplementary examination is required. |
* The course material comprises course literature, screenings, etc.