Seminar in Literature, Visual Culture and Film II
Course code
HIK7455.HT
old course code
Course title in Estonian
Kirjanduse, visuaalkultuuri ja filmi seminar II
Course title in English
Seminar in Literature, Visual Culture and Film II
ECTS credits
6.0
Assessment form
Examination
lecturer of 2025/2026 Spring semester
Daniele Monticelli (language of instruction:English)
lecturer of 2026/2027 Autumn semester
Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.
Course aims
To create the opportunity for acquiring knowledge and skills for the comparative theoretical and historical analysis of literature, visual culture and film in their intermedial relations.
To create opportunities for the enhancement of presentation skills.
To create opportunities for the enhancement of writing skills.
To create opportunities for the enhancement of presentation skills.
To create opportunities for the enhancement of writing skills.
Brief description of the course
This seminar investigates different forms of love as a prism through which to explore the complex affective and ethical economies of contemporary life. Rather than treating “love” as a single, undifferentiated experience, we will examine a constellation of classical categories: agape (unconditional or self‑giving love), philia (friendship), ludus/eros (playful and erotic love), pathos (empathy and solidarity), mania (passion and obsession), storge (affection and familial attachment), and pragma (enduring, practical commitment).
As we navigate an era marked by global crises, fear, securitization and technological shifts, questions of how we relate to others, both near and far, have become increasingly urgent. Love understood not just as sentimental benevolence but as a demanding, often uncomfortable orientation toward otherness, provides a critical lens on contemporary debates about solidarity, care, and responsibility. By working across literature, film, and visual culture, as well as key theoretical texts from classical and contemporary philosophy, cultural and literary studies, feminist and queer theory and political thought, we will examine how narratives of self-giving love have been mobilized to resist violence, exclusion, and dehumanization, but also how they may obscure relations of power, dependency, or sacrifice. Exploring forms of love through different media allows us to track how images, stories, and cinematic techniques shape our capacity to perceive, feel, and imagine forms of love that exceed the couple or the family: collective attachments, activist commitments, transnational and interspecies forms of care.
As we navigate an era marked by global crises, fear, securitization and technological shifts, questions of how we relate to others, both near and far, have become increasingly urgent. Love understood not just as sentimental benevolence but as a demanding, often uncomfortable orientation toward otherness, provides a critical lens on contemporary debates about solidarity, care, and responsibility. By working across literature, film, and visual culture, as well as key theoretical texts from classical and contemporary philosophy, cultural and literary studies, feminist and queer theory and political thought, we will examine how narratives of self-giving love have been mobilized to resist violence, exclusion, and dehumanization, but also how they may obscure relations of power, dependency, or sacrifice. Exploring forms of love through different media allows us to track how images, stories, and cinematic techniques shape our capacity to perceive, feel, and imagine forms of love that exceed the couple or the family: collective attachments, activist commitments, transnational and interspecies forms of care.
Learning outcomes in the course
Upon completing the course the student:
- has knowledge of knowledge and skills for the comparative theoretical and historical analysis of literature, visual culture and film in their intermedial relations;
- has enhanced presentation skills;
- has enhanced writing skills.
- has knowledge of knowledge and skills for the comparative theoretical and historical analysis of literature, visual culture and film in their intermedial relations;
- has enhanced presentation skills;
- has enhanced writing skills.
Teacher
Daniele Monticelli
Study programmes containing that course
Literary Studies (EKKTM/26.HT)
Literature, Visual Culture and Film Studies (HIKVM/26.HT)
Literary Studies (EKKTM/25.HT)
Literature, Visual Culture and Film Studies (HIKVM/25.HT)
Anthropology (HIANM/25.HT)
Literature, Visual Culture and Film Studies (HIKVM/24.HT)
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Literature, Visual Culture and Film Studies (HIKVM/23.HT)
Literary Studies (EKKTM/23.HT)
Literary Studies (EKKTM/22.HT)
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Literary Studies (EKKTM/21.HT)
Literature, Visual Culture and Film Studies (HIKVM/21.HT)
Literature, Visual Culture and Film Studies (HIKVM/20.HT)
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Literature, Visual Culture and Film Studies (HIKVM/19.HT)
Literary Studies (EKKTM/19.HT)
Literature, Visual Culture and Film Studies (HIKVM/18.HT)
Literature, Visual Culture and Film Studies (HIKVM/17.HT)
Literature, Visual Culture and Film Studies (HIKVM/26.HT)
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Literature, Visual Culture and Film Studies (HIKVM/24.HT)
Literary Studies (EKKTM/24.HT)
Literature, Visual Culture and Film Studies (HIKVM/23.HT)
Literary Studies (EKKTM/23.HT)
Literary Studies (EKKTM/22.HT)
Literature, Visual Culture and Film Studies (HIKVM/22.HT)
Literary Studies (EKKTM/21.HT)
Literature, Visual Culture and Film Studies (HIKVM/21.HT)
Literature, Visual Culture and Film Studies (HIKVM/20.HT)
Literary Studies (EKKTM/20.HT)
Literature, Visual Culture and Film Studies (HIKVM/19.HT)
Literary Studies (EKKTM/19.HT)
Literature, Visual Culture and Film Studies (HIKVM/18.HT)
Literature, Visual Culture and Film Studies (HIKVM/17.HT)