Fwd: Date Extension for Application- Course on Documentary & Performance

[Rahul Roy]

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Date: Tue, Mar 9, 2010 at 7:13 AM
Subject: Date Extension for Application- Course on Documentary & Performance
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JAMES BEVERIDGE MEDIA RESOURCE CENTRE
AJK Mass Communication Research Centre
Jamia Millia Islamia
New Delhi 110025
 
SPECIAL COURSE:

PERFORMANCE AND THE DOCUMENTARY 
Course instructor:  Nilita Vachani
 
Dates:

Week 1:  April 5 -8, 2010
Week 2:  April 12-15, 2010
Timing: 11AM-4:30PM
 
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
 
The JB MRC invites applications for a special course on Performance and the Documentary from MA/M.Phil/Ph.D students as well as teachers, scholars and media practitioners with at least 5 years of professional experience.
 
Course Description:
 
Most practitioners and scholars of documentary now agree that performance is an inevitable part of `documenting reality’.  Yet documentary tends to get judged by certain truth criteria which are rarely applied to fiction filmmaking: How truthful is the film? How unmediated was the filming process? How unbiased is the filmmaker? How representative is the film of a larger reality? This course will examine the multiple ways in which performance permeates the fabric of documentary filmmaking creating a rich aesthetic experience and a new reality. Issues that will be discussed in class will concern
 
·  Performance and the non-actor
·  Stylistic choices that shape composition, structure and narrative
·  The filmmaker’s politics and narrative presence
·  Documentary spectatorship and multiple viewing experiences
·  Documentary as a performative tool signifying realness.
 
While this course is not historically exhaustive, the eight illustrated lectures, accompanied by screenings and discussions will attempt a chronological exploration of the role of performance in the documentary from the very first films made by the Lumiere brothers, through prototypes of the American documentary movement, to contemporary Iranian cinema and ‘factual’ entertainment on television today. 
 
 
To Apply:
Please send in your application letter along with a CV and a brief statement (500 words max) outlining your interest in attending the course. Your letter of application should have your contact details including a complete mailing address, email id and phone number. All application materials have to be submitted by hardcopy. Advance and back-up e-copies may be sent to mrc....@gmail.com
 
The envelope carrying your application material should be marked `For Course on Performance and the Documentary’ and should be mailed to: 
 
Pearl Sandhu
Programme Officer
James Beveridge Media Resource Centre
AJK Mass Communication Research Centre
Jamia Millia Islamia
New Delhi-110025
 
 Last date for applications: March 15, 2010
 Course commencement date:  April 5, 2010
 
Selected applicants will be charged a non-refundable course fee of Rs 1200/-
Reading packages, lunch and refreshments will be provided by the JBMRC. Applicants should note that this is strictly a theoretical course and does not involve any hand-on production experience. Readings are compulsory as are regular attendance and punctuality. The JB MRC, AJK MCRC (JMI) reserves the right to select and restrict the number of applicants.