The Grotesque as a Dominant Format

Uitgebreide vaknaam	The Grotesque as a Dominant Format in Film Today
Leerdoelen	The goal of this course is (1) to enable students a more fine-grained reflection on the long-standing aesthetic tradition of the grotesque (2) in relation to novel technologies used for mimetic purposes (3) to help students critically reflect on (visual) representation as well as media use in a technology-saturated culture in constant transition.
Omschrijving	The grotesque is the dominant format in visual culture today, as Carroll argued recently. Therefore, it is time to study it theoretically. Earlier, Jauss analysed the grotesque in terms of a clash between two representational traditions: the (‘elevated’) classical tradition; and the Judeo-Christian tradition. The last is more colloquial, rather comic, rarely grave, and extremely important for the representation of the ordinary, the ‘not yet representable’, the 'ugly'. The aesthetic category of the Grotesque (different from the Beautiful and the Sublime) typically mixes the ontological and biological categories. What role do (media) technologies play in this and how do they affect their users? Leading studies by Kayser, Bakhtin, Connelly, Harpham, and Russo will inform analyses of (film) art and media samples from Sherman, Höch, Lynch, Kubrick, Cronenberg, the Coens, Lanthimos, Sorrentino and others. Experiments and visits to museums will be part of this course.
Uren per week	4
Onderwijsvorm	praktische oefening, veldwerk, werkcollege
Toetsvorm	essay
Vaksoort	master
Coördinator	prof. dr. A.M.A. van den Oever
Docent(en)	prof. dr. A.M.A. van den Oever
Entreevoorwaarden
Opmerkingen	Research Master students are very welcome in this interdisciplinary course, in particular students of Cultural Leadership and Arts Media and Literary Studies AMLS
Opgenomen in	Opleiding Jaar Periode Type Ma Kunst- en Cultuurwetenschappen (Kunsten, Cultuur en Media/Kunstgeschiedenis)  (Ma Arts, Culture and Media: Optional Modules) 1 semester I a keuzegroep Ma Kunst- en Cultuurwetenschappen (Kunsten, Cultuur en Media/Kunstgeschiedenis)  (Ma Arts, Culture and Media: Film and Contemporary Audiovisual Media) 1 semester I a keuzegroep