Programme of Study Catalogue

Objectives:

On successful completion of the module, students will be able to:
demonstrate thorough knowledge and understanding of the development of the cinema in selected countries and/or regions;
reflect on key concepts and apply them to the study of cinema;
analyse selected films and place them in the wider cultural context.

Content:

The module provides a survey of film in selected countries and regions with which UK students are likely to be unfamiliar. The first part of the module examines are range of key concepts, including world cinema, national cinema, transnational cinema, post-colonial cinema, Third Cinema, orientalism, and the representation of the West in non-Western cinema. The second part of the module builds on the theoretical component to analyse various post-war cinemas in context, including Asian cinema, Latin American cinema, African cinema, and the cinema of indigenous peoples, reflecting on their formal, industrial, political, and cultural features.

Learning and Teaching Information:

Scheduled learning and teaching activities
The scheduled learning and teaching activities include lectures, screenings, and seminars. The lectures provide the necessary historical-cultural context for that week�s topic, and will introduce relevant theoretical-analytical concepts or critical writing. Screenings provide examples of the critical and analytical concepts introduced in lectures, and the broad range of films used in this course will expand your reference base of films. Seminars provide you with an opportunity to discuss issues raised in the lectures and to voice your own responses to the screenings.

Guided independent learning
Students are expected to take an active role in the module and to develop their own perspectives on the topic through guided independent learning. Guided independent learning will help students develop independent learning habits and to adopt an enquiry-led approach to learning. Guided independent learning includes preparing for scheduled learning and teaching activities, follow-up work arising from scheduled learning and teaching activities, completing tasks set by the module co-ordinator, and wider reading on the subject.

Lecture
Hours: 20
Intended Group size: 30-45

Screening
Hours: 40
Intended Group size: 30-45

Seminar
Hours: 20
Intended group size: 10-15

Guided independent study
Hours: 74

Assessment
Hours: 46

Further details relating to assessment
Essay 1: key concepts
For this assessment students may not analyse any film shown in full as part of the learning and teaching activities for this module.

Essay 2
For this assessment students are permitted to analyse any film shown in full as part of the learning and teaching activities for this module due to the limited availability of films from some parts of the world.