Seminar description
Given that thinking is an act of inquiry and that film is both a subject and object of such reflection, this course focuses on both how one does the fundamental work of Cinema Studies as a discipline, but also engages in the broader questions that films at their most capacious pose for us: questions of listening, seeing, responding to, thinking with, and being shaped by cinema as an audiovisual medium.
Get to know your professor
Alberto Zambenedetti
You can call me…
Alberto
I just can't live without…
My watch
Fun fact:
I used to tutor John Turturro
My hometown is…
Venice, Italy
For my undergraduate degree…
English, French, German, and Italian literature and cinema at Ca’ Foscari University of Venice
I am surprisingly good at…
Cooking
If I wasn't teaching, I would be a…
Chef
NAME: Bart Testa
INNIS FYF SEMINAR I WILL BE TEACHING IN 2020-2021: Story Worlds & The Cinema, Action Cinema, Chinese Cinemas
HOMETOWN: Toronto
THE LAST GREAT MOVIE I SAW WAS: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
MY ACTUAL FAVOURITE MOVIE: Touch of Evil
THE SONG I HAVE ON REPEAT RIGHT NOW: “Opening” by Phillip Glass
FAVOURITE FOOD: Pizza
GUILTY PLEASURE: Zombie & vampire movies
I AM SURPRISINGLY VERY GOOD AT: Dish washing
A FUN FACT ABOUT MYSELF: I have a new puppy.
MY FAVOURITE THING ABOUT TEACHING: The actual teaching part.
WHY YOU SHOULD TAKE MY CLASS: Many opportunities to work on your writing.
WHAT I WANT MY STUDENTS TO KNOW: All writing is rewriting.
A COOL FACT ABOUT MY FIELD OF STUDY: I get paid to talk about films.
SOME FINAL WORDS: Roll credits.
What I'm working on now is…
Directing CSI and an article on Francesco Pasinetti
Lately, something that has been exciting me about my research/scholarship is…
Reconnecting with my origins
I was inspired to get into this field because…
I like actors and I like means of transit
A fun fact about my field of study is…
- I know a lot about cars but I hate driving
In a sentence, what you’ll learn in my course:
How cinema is a great tool to learn about the world’s most interesting and challenging issues of our time
One of my favourite things about teaching first-year students is…
The enthusiasm about discovering new things together
My best advice for those starting their first year…
Use the time between classes to talk to your peers and learn about them!
NAME: Chelsea Rochman.