Contemporary Film & Television
| Title | Σύγχρονος Κινηματογράφος και Τηλεόραση / Contemporary Film & Television |
| Code | 8ΙΚ2 |
| Faculty | Fine Arts |
| School | Film |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Spring |
| Coordinator | Despoina Kaklamanidou |
| Common | Yes |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600019122 |
Programme of Study: UPS of School of Film Studies (2009-2013)
Registered students: 0
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Core | Elective Courses beloging to the selected specialization | 8 | 4 | 6 |
| Academic Year | 2025 – 2026 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Class ID | 600288680
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Course Type 2021
Specialization / Direction
Course Type 2016-2020
- Scientific Area
- Skills Development
Course Type 2011-2015
Knowledge Deepening / Consolidation
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600288680
- eLearning: https://elearning.auth.gr/course/view.php?id=18264
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Prerequisites
General Prerequisites
This is a seminar/workshop based course. Therefore, attendance is mandatory (only two absences are excused during the semester). We will not take attendance for the first class which is the students' chance to audit. Attendance will begin in the second class. No new students are allowed from the third class onwards. Students who do not attend the class cannot be evaluated.
Learning Outcomes
At the end of the semester, the student will be able to discuss the prevalent technological, narrative and aesthetic aspects of contemporary US film and television as well as the most significant issues of representation.
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Work autonomously
- Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
- Demonstrate social, professional and ethical commitment and sensitivity to gender issues
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
This course examines the major technological advances and aesthetic and narrative forms in contemporary American film and television.
Keywords
film, television, genre
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Multimedia
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
- Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Description
Important Notice: Regarding the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in written assignments for history/theory courses in the Film Department.According to the guidelines of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH), as outlined on the website https://www.lib.auth.gr/el/ai_tools, "the use of AI tools for the creation of assignments that have been assigned to you for evaluation is not permitted." Furthermore, copying sentences, phrases, paragraphs, or entire texts, or even paraphrasing them, "constitutes plagiarism" and is treated as such. For the film history and theory courses (both mandatory and elective), the faculty members of the School of Film Department use the Turnitin tool to detect potential plagiarism of all forms (including AI from all current and future tools). Any assignment that includes more than 20% AI content, according to Turnitin, will not be graded higher than 4/10.
The link https://www.lib.auth.gr/el/ai_tools contains useful links to official policies and information regarding AI that have already been established by universities abroad.
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 60 | 2 | |||
| Reading Assigment | 40 | 1.3 | |||
| Tutorial | 20 | 0.7 | |||
| Written assigments | 30 | 1 | |||
| Total | 150 | 5 |
Student Assessment
Description
The students are evaluated based on a mandatory essay of 2,000-2,500 words including endnotes and bibliography (85%) and class participation (15%).
Essay Evaluation criteria
• Structure: 1,5/10
• Presentation / Language / Morphology: 2,5/10
• Content: Working Hypothesis / Relevant-adequate bibliography/ appropriate quotations / Originality / Argumentation: 6/10.
Student Assessment methods
- Written Assignment (Formative, Summative)
- Performance / Staging (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Βασιλειάδου, Δήμητρα et al. (επιμ.). Ανδρισμοί. Αναπαραστάσεις, υποκείμενα και πρακτικές από τη μεσαιωνική μέχρι τη σύγχρονη περίοδο. Αθήνα: Δάρδανος, 2019.
Κακαβούλια Μαρία και Περικλής Πολίτης (επιμ.). Αφήγηση: Μια πολυεπιστημονική θεώρηση. Αθήνα: Δάρδανος, 2022.
Βαμβακάς, Βασίλης & Γρηγόρης Πασχαλίδης (επιμ.). Το Κουτί. Εικόνες της Σύγχρονης Ελλάδας στην Ιδιωτική Τηλεόραση. Αθήνα: Brainfood, 2023.
Pippin, Scott. Φιλμαρισμένη Σκέψη. Μτφ. Γιάννης Μολυνδρής. Αθήνα: Υδροπλάνο, 2023.
Corrigan, Timothy & Patricia White. H εμπειρία του κινηματογράφου. Μια εισαγωγή. Mτφ. Δ. Αλεξανδρή, επιστ. επιμ. Δέσποινα Κακλαμανίδου. Αθήνα: Κλειδάριθμος, 2020.
Additional bibliography for study
Mittell, Jason. Genre and Television: From Cop Shows to Cartoons in American Culture. New York: Routledge, 2004.
Mittell, Jason. Complex TV. The Poetics of Contemporary Television Storytelling. New York: New York University Press, 2015.
Last Update
12-02-2025
