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Cinemas and Cultures - ARTS3063
Media, Film and Theatre

 
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
 
 
School:  School of English, Media and Performing Arts
 
 
Course Outline: School of English, Media and Performing Arts Courses
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 4
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Prerequisite: Enrolment in a major/minor in Film Studies or Media, Culture and Technology and 72 uoc overall including 12 uoc at Level 2 in the major or minor
 
 
Equivalent: MEFT3205
 
 
CSS Contribution Charge:Band 1 (more info)
 
 
Tuition Fee:See Tuition Fee Schedule
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

Subject Area: Film Studies
This course can also be studied in the following specialisations: Media, Culture and Technology

This course introduces students to the study of cinema in intercultural and cross-cultural context. It includes approaches to subcultural cinemas in the West, minority cultures in non-Western societies, the development of narrative and aesthetic conventions beyond "classic" Western styles and genres, the significance of cinema as an art-form, and as a creative element in local, national and transnational history and politics.

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