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Cinemas and Cultures - MEFT3205
Media, Film and Theatre

 
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
 
 
School:  School of English, Media and Performing Arts
 
 
Course Outline: See below
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 4
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Prerequisite: 12 units of credit in Level 2 FILM or MEFT courses
 
 
Equivalent: FILM3006
 
 
Fee Band: 1 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

This course introduces students to a range of issues in the study of cinema in cross-cultural context, including the understanding of minority cultures, cross-cultural issues, the development and use of cinema in Western and non-Western contexts and the significance of cinema as an art-form, cultural medium and creative element in local, national and transnational histories. The course builds on and complements knowledge of national cinemas, cinema histories and Western cinema forms.


Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course, students should be able to:
  • Analyse film styles and genres from the viewpoint of cinema in different historical and cultural contexts
  • Describe and analyse the ways in which cinema reflects and responds to cultural differences
  • Understand issues around minority cinemas including indigenous cinema
  • Be familiar with debates concerning the interaction between Western and non-Western cinemas, cultural change and globalization
  • Identify the way in which Western cultural theorists write about cinema and be able to critically analyse their writings from other culturally-informed viewpoints.

Assessment

  • Summary paper (1500 words) - 20%
  • Film commentary (2000 words) - 30%
  • Essay (3000 words) - 50%

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