The research seminars offer the students insights in an emerging and specific research field of Film Studies, ranging from theoretical and/or historical issues to more generic problems in the field of the (moving) image.

We will consider a number of key issues as an advanced introduction to classical and contemporary film theory which have fascinated thinkers and practitioners of film from its earliest days through its many cultural and technological transformations up to the present.

The premise of this course is that film historical research informs our understanding not only of the past, but also of the present. Therefore, we will consider a number of motifs and issues that have fascinated people through the many transformations up to the present.

The research seminars offer the students insights in an emerging and specific research field of Film Studies, ranging from theoretical and/or historical issues to more generic problems in the field of the (moving) image.

This course helps students to orientate themselves within the theoretical and historical frameworks towards possible topics for research, formulate research questions and select appropriate methods, as well as to conduct (preliminary) literature research and determine a time plan for their research.

The Master's thesis reports on research carried out under the supervision of an academic staff member involved in the programme. The subject of the thesis must be mutually agreed upon by the student and the academic adviser.