Ph. D. Program in English
will not open in the year 2015
Features
- Thriving film studies environment at the oldest university in Central Europe (est. 1348)
- Vibrant student atmosphere in Prague,
the major metropolitan center in the region, recognized worldwide for
its cultural traditions and cinematic institutions
- Innovative research community involved with a number of international exchanges and collaboration projects
- Excellent resources: extensive book
and DVD collection, plus access to the Czech National Film Archive and
collections in the National Library and National Archive
The Department
Film Studies at the Charles University is interested in innovative
approaches to visual culture under totalitarianism and in societies in
transition, with accents on gender studies and the relationship between
ideology and cinema. Another primary research direction is the history
of Czech, German, and Austrian film relations. Faculty and students
have access to numerous sources of academic funding. Recent projects
supported by research grants include: Cinematic Power Structures in the
Protectorate Böhmen und Mähren, Aesthetical dimensions of
visual culture, and The American Film Industry and Czechoslovakia,
1945-1958. In spring 2009 the department is inviting a number
international guest speakers to participate in a lecture series on
Central European film sponsored by a grant from the Visegrad Fund. We
will also obe hosting a conference on Visual Culture and Aesthetics in
the fall of 2009 with funding from (GA ČR 408/07/0909).
The Film Studies Department maintains a high level of involvement
in various collaborative international endeavors and currently
participates in several international exchange programs (e.g.
Erasumus-Socrates, DAAD, Visegrad Fund, etc.) In addition, the
department has a cotutelle agreement with the University of East Anglia
in Norwich, UK. In recent years, faculty have lectured at multiple
European universities including Universität Wien, Vysoká
škola múzických umení (Bratislava),
Universität Erfurt, and de la Sorbonne in Paris. The department
was also active in establishing the European Network for Cinema and
Media Studies (NECS).
Faculty
Ivan Klimeš - Chair
Research and teaching interests:
Czechoslovak cinema before 1960, relations between cinema and the state, film
music, early Czechoslovak film scriptwriting, early cinema.
Other activities: Head of the Department of
Film Theory and History at the Czech National Film Archive. On the editorial
board of the film journal “Iluminace” and the history journal “Dějiny a
současnost.” Coordinator of various Czech and international conferences (e.g.
Czech-Slovak filmological conference, conference of Cinema in the Protectorate
of Bohemia and Moravia [Regensburg, 2005 and Ústí nad Labem, 2006], etc.)
Member of the Fund for Academic Development under the Czech Ministry of
Education. Member of the FAMU art board.
Stanislava Přádná
Research and teaching interests: History of
the Czech cinema after 1945 (the 1950s, the Czech New Wave, the 1970s-1980s),
Andrzej Wajda and Polish cinema, relations between film and theater, film and
acting, film and authorship.
Other activities: Guarantor of the MA program
in General Theory and History of Art and Culture at the School of Philosophy
and Arts, Charles University in Prague. Member of the board for the Ph.D.
program in Literature, Theater and Cinema Theory and History at the School of
Philosophy, Palackého University, Olomouc. Guarantor of the Ph.D. program in
the Film Studies Department.
Petra Hanáková
Research and teaching interests: History of
film theory, contemporary film theory, psychoanalytic theory, gender studies,
relations between film and visual culture, post-structuralist theory, visual
studies and national identity.
Other activities: Member of the
sub-committee of the Grant Agency of the Czech Republic.
Ph.D. in the General Theory and History of Art and Culture (specialization in Film and Visual Studies)
The standard period of study towards the
Ph.D. is three years, culminating in the writing and defense of a dissertation thesis. Topics should be
linked with the research interests of department faculty. The dissertation will
be based on individual research and close work with the student's departmental
adviser. During the course of their study, students will be able to interact
with other students and professors in seminars, panel discussions, and other
academic events. The department also provides doctoral students the opportunity
to instruct courses for local and visiting undergraduates as a source of
additional income and teaching experience.
Preferred research areas
Film Studies at the Charles University is particularly interested
in projects that assume
innovative approaches to visual culture under totalitarianism and
in societies in
transition. Faculty specializations include:
- Czech cinema in the context of Central Europe -
origins of the national
cinemas, “new waves”, contemporary
developments (post-1989)
- Czech-German-Austrian film relations
- Cinema and ideology, film culture under
totalitarianism
- Theories of cinema and visual culture
Current Ph.D. projects (selection)
Czechoslovakia
and Hollywood, 1945-1958
The
Film Bureau of Bohemia and Moravian (1941 – 1945)
Film
Language and the Representation of Nationality in Early Sound Cinema
Medieval
History and Film
The
Portrayal of the City
Unbound Images: an archeology of illusory space
Application Process
Applications are currently being accepted for study beginning in October 2009
An M.A. or other degree equivalent to the
Czech Magister in a relevant discipline is expected prior to admission to the
program. Applicants are also required to possess advanced knowledge of English.
If English is not your first language, you will be required to present an
appropriate certificate of proficiency (e.g. TOEFL or similar). A complete
application must include a Curriculum vitae, a 4-5 page project outline, and a preliminary bibliography.
The deadline for applicaton is April 30, 2009.
Applications are currently being accepted for study beginning in October 2009
Applications will then be reviewed by
faculty and decisions for the admission of new students will be made known by
July.
For more information on the application
process please visit the department website or contact our office.
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