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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.

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