About this course: In many ways Scandinavian film and television is a global cultural brand, connected with and exporting some of the cultural and social values connected to a liberal and progressive welfare society. This course deals with the social, institutional and cultural background of film and television in Scandinavia and in a broader European and global context.
Created by: University of Copenhagen
Taught by: Eva Novrup Redvall, Associate Professor
Department of Media, Cognition and Communication
| Level | Beginner |
| Commitment | 3-5 hours/week |
| Language | English |
| How To Pass | Pass all graded assignments to complete the course. |
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Syllabus
WEEK 1
Contemporary Scandinavian Film and TV Culture and Dreyer's Classical Cinema
This module consists of two lessons. The first lesson offers an introduction to main trends in the contemporary Scandinavian film and television culture, focusing – among other things – on how the national film and television cultures relate to ideas of the we...
6 videos, 2 readings
Graded: Contemporary Scandinavian Film and Television Culture: Main Trends
Graded: Carl Th. Dreyer and the Classical Scandinavian Cinema
WEEK 2
Ingmar Bergman and Lars von Trier
'The Seventh Seal', 'Persona' and 'Cries and Whispers' are just some of the famous films by the acclaimed Swedish director Ingmar Bergman. The third lesson focuses on issues of influences, themes and style in his films as well as on Bergman's importance for th...
6 videos, 2 readings
Graded: Ingmar Bergman: Between Classicism and Modernism
Graded: Lars von Trier and Dogma 95
WEEK 3
New Wave, Art Cinema and Social Drama
Many people have heard of the French new wave cinema, 'la nouvelle vague'. The fifth lesson deals with the main tendencies of the Scandinavian new wave cinema and some of its 'auteurs'. The sixth lesson focuses on different tendencies in the Scandinavian art f...
6 videos, 2 readings
Graded: Scandinavian New Wave Cinema
Graded: Scandinavian Art Film and Social Drama after 1990
WEEK 4
Documentary and Early TV Drama
Scandinavian cinema has a long history of strong documentary film making. The seventh lesson moves from the early documentary filmmakers to the contemporary – global and digital – scene for Scandinavian documentaries. Television drama is important for the Scan...
6 videos, 2 readings
Graded: The Scandinavian Documentary
Graded: Scandinavian Television Drama 1960-2000
WEEK 5
Modern TV Drama and the Digital Revolution
With 'Nordic Noir' such as 'Wallander' and 'Forbrydelsen/The Killing' becoming a 'brand' in the 2010s, some 'Scandi crime' series were suddenly of interest to international as well as national audiences. The ninth lesson focuses on Scandinavian television dram...
6 videos, 8 readings
Graded: Scandinavian Television and DR Production Practices
Graded: Global and Local Digital Economy - Trends and Tendencies
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Its an excellent course that gives a detailed and comprehensive overview of the major developments in Scandinavian Film and Television. there are plenty of examples , links, references and good discussion. To a large extent the course is concerned with the integrity of cultural programming that reinforces the Scandinavian nations. And I wonder are there independent filmmakers? The pace is somewhat academic rather than entertaining and sometimes the presentation suffers from the dryness and seriousness of it. I particularly liked the section on documentary and the films of Carl Dreyer.