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Course

Contemporary Approaches to Cinema - ARTS2061

Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

School: School of the Arts and Media

Course Outline: School of the Arts and Media

Campus: Kensington Campus

Career: Undergraduate

Units of Credit: 6

EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)

Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 5

Enrolment Requirements:

Prerequisite: 30 units of credit at Level 1

Equivalent: MEFT2200

CSS Contribution Charge: 1 (more info)

Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule

Further Information: See Class Timetable

Available for General Education: Yes (more info)

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Description

Subject Area: Film Studies

This course introduces students to some of the key debates in contemporary film theory from the 1970s to the present. It enables students to view and study a variety of filmmaking practices--including political cinemas, cult film, experimental film and video, as well as mainstream cinemas--and looks at some of the diverse ways that film has been understood and debated by both filmmakers and film theorists. Provides a foundation for upper level study in Film Studies.

Media, Film and Theatre

Study Levels

Undergraduate Study Postgraudate Study Postgraduate Research Study Non-Award Study

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