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Visual Essays: Between Documentarism and Experiment"Sich mit der Sprache der Dinge einzulassen bedeutet nicht, realistische Abbilder von ihnen zu machen. Es geht dabei gar nicht um Repräsentation, sondern darum, das, was die Dinge zu sagen haben, zu präsentieren, das heißt in die Gegenwart zu überführen. Und das ist keine Angelegenheit des Realismus, sondern eher eines gewissen Relationalismus – es ist eine Angelegenheit der Präsentierung und so auch der Transformation jener sozialen, historischen und auch materiellen Verhältnisse, die die Dinge zu denen machen, die sie sind" (Hito Steyerl). In film, literature, and philosophy, the essay is less a genre than an aesthetic strategy to "organize complexity" (Ursula Biemann). Notoriously difficult to define, visual essays are experiencing a renaissance (maybe because there's so much complexity to be organized). Which is why, after a short review of the literary and philosophical genealogy of the essay (authors such as Montaigne, Adorno, Flusser), we will explore contemporary practices of essayistic filmmaking (artists such as John Akomfrah, Paul D. Miller/DJ Spooky, Chris Marker, Angela Melitopolous). While you don't need to know anything about film or philosophy, intellectual curiosity always helps. The usual requirements apply (attendance, final exam, term paper; details on the first day of class). Please register by email and include a few sentences on why you want to take the course so I can keep that in mind as I choose readings/films. By admin at 2008-04-10 10:17 | login to post comments
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