Programme of Study Catalogue

Objectives:

On successful completion of the module, students will be able to:

1. demonstrate systematic understanding of the historical development of cinema in Europe since 1945;
2. explain and critically evaluate the aims, character and impact of public policy affecting film;
3. deploy major concepts and theories in the analysis of film texts.

Content:

The module explores the notion of European cinema and claims about its distinctiveness. It considers critical debates about topics such as entertainment and popular cinema; the art film and auteur cinema; ideology and political cinema; public intervention and the free market; film cultures; audiences and spectatorship; the national, the trans-national and the post-national; European community policy and the impact of globalisation. It examines and deploys a range of approaches to the analysis of specific films and studies the relationship between social, political, economic and cultural factors. It provides the opportunity for more detailed examination of at least two national cinemas.

Learning and Teaching Information:

Lectures
Contact Hours: 18
Number of Groups: 1

Seminars Contact Hours: 18
Number of Groups: 3 x 15

Other relevant Matters
There will be a weekly film-screening session for this module.