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Prague, Czech Republic[courses continued from page 19]POLI 3003 PRAGThe Rise and Fall of Central European TotalitarianismThis course examines the fundamental relationship between the politics of the liberal andthe totalitarian state. Special attention is given to the rise and fall of totalitarian systemsin Central Europe, and the role of dissident movements in Central and Eastern Europe priorto 1989. Instructor: Alena HromádkováPOLI 3004 PRAGCzech Concepts of National IdentityThis course looks at issues related to the construction of the Czech national identity.The 19th century Czech national revival, the Czech/German conflict, and the women’smovement are studied, as well as the First Republic, German occupation, the PragueSpring of 1968, Normalization and the Velvet Revolution, and religion.Instructor: Peter MoréePOLI 3005 PRAGThe Politics and Economics of the European UnionThis course explores the history, main institutions, and policies of the European Union.It focuses on the principal issues facing the EU today, especially with respect toenlargement into Central Europe. Instructor: Miroslal Bedná řPOLI 3006 PRAGCentral European PoliticsThe course focuses on the comparative assessment of Central European politicaldevelopment. Discussion includes the problems and mechanisms of transition since1989, the institutional and international framework of transition, and specific problemsof democratization in Central Europe. Instructor: Jiri HolubPSYC 3001 PRAG/POLI 3001 PRAGPsychology of Transition and TransformationThe psychology of transition and transformation (political psychology) is studied withemphasis on the recent transition from totalitarianism to democracy. Topics include:political socialization, moral development and dilemmas, immigration and cross-culturaladaptation, traumatic influence of the totalitarian past, and post-totalitarian syndrome.Note: Course is cross-listed as POLI 3001. Instructors: Daniel Heller and Olga MarlinovaRELI 3001 PRAGContemporary Jewish Religious ThoughtThis course examines the basis of contemporary Jewish religious thought as well as itsrole in Judeo-Christian dialogue. The most important Jewish religious thinkers in the19th and 20th centuries are discussed. Instructor: Josef BlahaRELI 3002 PRAGHistory of the Jews in Bohemia and Central EuropeThis course examines the history of the Jewish Community in Central Europe from theMiddle Ages until modern times with a special emphasis on the role of Prague in thereligious, political, and cultural life of the community. Instructor: Rabbi Ron HoffbergFAMU Cinema Studies CoursesParticipants with an interest in Cinema and Performing Arts may take up to 6 semestercredits (up to 2 courses of 3 semester credits or 4 courses of 1.5 semester credit value)from among those offered to international students by the Film and Television Academyof the Performing Arts (FAMU). A final list of FAMU courses will be available at the timeof enrollment. Some FAMU courses have prerequisites. Following is a representativesample of FAMU courses that have been available in past terms.Acting StudioThis is a practical course for directors, producers, scriptwriters, cinematographers oreditors, to understand the actor’s craft. Students proceed from exercises and variousimprovisation to a given text, a dialog and a monolog. At the end of each semester thestudent will perform a piece in front of the camera and then assess the work on video.Recommended credit: 1.5 semester/2.25 quarter hours. Instructor: Dasha BlahovaAnimation WorkshopAn introduction to the art of animation. Students will gain an understanding of animationaesthetics, concepts through a series of exercises, discussions, and screenings andthey will complete a variety of short projects designed to acquaint them with the mainelements of animation, culminating in the production of a short animation project.Screenings and discussions will play an important role. Drawing skills are not necessarybut welcome. Recommended credit: 1.5 semester/2.25 quarter hours.Instructor: Michael PavlátováCinematographer’s InfluenceThis course gives an explanation of the cinematographer’s craft in the fields ofexponometry, processing and other postproduction technologies. It analyzes theuse of various exponometric (photometric) methods and their effectiveness onthe aesthetic of cinematographic image. It is in a lecture/seminar format and studentsare given theoretical and practical assignments. Recommended credit: 1.5 semester/2.25 quarter hours. Instructor: Michael GahutDocumentary PhotographyThe course provides an insight into daily practice and theoretical background of adocumentary photographer. Students learn among other things about differencesbetween reportage and documentary, art driven and scientific approaches, explorehow people are connected with themselves and the outside world, and what influencesmaking of “personal documentary“ in a long run. Recommended credit: 1.5 semester/2.25 quarter hours. Instructor: Viktor KolářHistory of AnimationStudents will gain a deeper knowledge of film animation, its possibilities and priorities.The course consists of lectures followed by screenings of Czech and other animatedfilms. Students write short analyses on special subjects of animation, which are thenused as material for discussion. Recommended credit: 1.5 semester/2.25 quarter hours.Instructor: Edgar DutkaImagery, Ambiguity, and CultureThis course explores how photography—by drawing the routes of modern imagery—hashelped to shape modern culture, as well as how it bluffed history. Questions of ambiguity,recently risen to the surface of vast theoretical discussions thanks to digital manipulations,have surrounded photography since its discovery. The course discusses thediscrepancy in storytelling between “mirroring” reality and “creating” the reality andaddresses problems of global flow of images in postmodern era. Recommended credit:3 semester/4.5 quarter hours. Instructor: Miroslav VojtěchovskýIntroduction to Film History and CriticismThis course presents the most important trends, moments, and personalities in Europeanfilm history. Both film style and production mode will be analyzed. Students watch filmsin their entirety or short examples illustrating particular topics. Recommended credit:3 semester/4.5 quarter hours. Instructor: Michal BregantPractical Analysis: DirectingThe course shows students the way that experienced directors handle some of the mostcommon film situations, such as introduction of the main character, first and last shot inthe film, chasing scene, four persons talking around the table, a man is getting out fromthe car and etc. Recommended credit: 1.5 semester/2.25 quarter hours.Instructor: Jasmina BlaževičPrinciples and Technology of PhotographyThis course provides a better understanding of the technical and scientific aspects ofphotography and cinematography. It combines lectures with experiments, tests,and practical demonstrations. Subjects will be treated from the standpoint of techniquerather than science. Recommended credit: 1.5 semester/2.25 quarter hours.Instructor: Josef PecakProducer’s CraftThe course looks at an overview of the recent history and current development of theEuropean television industry; the work, art, and alchemy of television programming;and how to recognize and analyze all major contemporary programming trends.Recommended credit: 1.5 semester/2.25 quarter hours. Instructor: Petr SladecekScript AnalysisThis course analyzes films from a dramaturgical perspective, to demonstrate dramaticstructures, narrative techniques, and genre fiction, and to examine the process andcraft of screenwriting. Films are examined as a temporal-spatial art, as are the functionsof suspense, mystery, and dramatic irony. Recommended credit: 1.5 semester/2.25 quarter hours. Instructor: Pavel JechStill Photography WorkshopThis workshop in still photography concentrates on practical exercises in color slidephotography, with assignments structured around the aesthetic and thematic concernsof the instructor. There is also an intensive component of the workshop in developingand printing. Recommended credit: 3 semester/4.5 quarter hours. Instructor: Beth LazroeTheory of ActingThis course aims to cover essentials of acting theories—some historical, but mostlycontemporary—in order to help film directors communicate effectively with actors fromvarying pedagogical and cultural backgrounds. Instructor: Mary Angiolillopg/20