Please note! Course description is confirmed for two academic years, which means that in general, e.g. Learning outcomes, assessment methods and key content stays unchanged. However, via course syllabus, it is possible to specify or change the course execution in each realization of the course, such as how the contact sessions are organized, assessment methods weighted or materials used.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Through courses with alternating themes every year, the student becomes acquainted with different areas of film history, such as film genres, major directors, special themes, or interplay between film and other arts.

Credits: 2

Schedule: 04.12.2023 - 08.12.2023

Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):

Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Olaf Möller, Satu Kyösola

Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):

Olaf Möller: shosukester@googlemail.com

Satu Kyösola: satu.kyosola@aalto.fi / 050 554 1655

CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period):

Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):

Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: English

CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD

Content
  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Course contents change every year. Specific course descriptions will be updated in MyCourses Syllabus at the latest three weeks before the beginning of the course.

     

  • applies in this implementation

    Reinventing Gender: The Year 24 Group and Its Influence on Japanese Cinema

    During the first half of the 1970s, a group of young female artists started to revolutionize the world of Japanese comic books by writing and drawing stories that challenged literally every conventional gender notion – inside the traditionally relatively conservative world of shōjo manga (= girls comics)! Hagio Moto, Takemiya Keiko, Ōshima Yumiko, Ikeda Riyoko and about a dozen more introduced gay and lesbian themes in their stories, created androgynous and trans characters, turned cross-dressing from a novelty into a rule, etc. Animation as well as live action cinema immediately picked up on these very post-68 changes by adapting these manga but also developing their own takes on these themes and motives. A course filled with surprises and discoveries.


Assessment Methods and Criteria
  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Evaluation on a scale of 0-5, based primarily on the essay or other individual assignment approved by the teacher in charge.

Workload
  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Contact teaching: Screenings, lectures, discussions (21hours) Independent work: essay or other individual assignment approved by the teacher in charge 33 hours).

    At least 80% participation in face-to-face teaching is mandatory to complete the course. If, due to absences, the student does not achieve the learning outcomes defined in the course description, the remaining 20% may have to be compensated as determined by the responsible teachers of the course.

    All absences must be reported to the teachers in charge. The responsible teachers of the course will specify the necessary compensating assignments.

    Study methods changed by decision of Academic Committee for Arts, Design and Architecture on 1st of February 2023.

DETAILS

Substitutes for Courses
Prerequisites

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Information
  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Teaching Language : English

    Teaching Period : 2022-2023 Autumn II
    2023-2024 Autumn II

    Enrollment :

    Registration for courses: Sisu. Priority order to courses is according to the order of priority decided by the Academic committee for School of Arts, Design and Architecture, https://www.aalto.fi/en/services/registering-to-courses-and-the-order-of-priority-at-aalto-arts

    The maximum number of participants in the course is 45 students. The course will not be held if there are less than 5 students enrolled.

  • applies in this implementation

    The course will take place in Odeion (Maarintie 8, 2nd floor).

Details on the schedule
  • applies in this implementation

    From Monday to Friday / 9 am - 4 pm

    Lunch break at around noon according to the length of the sessions (lecture + screening).