TOPICS: WALK WITH FILM in Spring 2025 (FM3091A)

In what ways can the act of wandering shape our engagement with film? This course investigates the reciprocal relations between mediated spaces and our lived environment by using walking as a critical method. We will explore the ways in which moving images configure diverse ways of being in and belonging to the world by taking specially designed walks in response to selected films and texts. The course will feature films that depict extensive sequences of walking and wandering through distinct urban spaces, which will be reproduced by taking Paris as our case study. The students are expected to devote their course preparation time to walking in different areas of Paris by following instructions and reflecting on their embodied experiences. These walking exercises will be documented in the form of a dossier, accompanied by a range of media: observational reports, reflective writing, collected images and sounds, and sensory maps. For the final assignment, students will have the opportunity to choose between a creative project or a research essay that will be presented at the end of the course. Please note that students will incur approximately 40 euros in expenses towards tickets for field trips and museum visits.