MFC5082 - World Cinemas

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:

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: 120

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.

Students permitted to take a half-module for the award of 10 credits will be assessed on the basis of the form of work relevant to the semester of study.

Assessment:

001 Essay 1 key concepts 1 x 2000 words End of Semester 1 50%
002 Essay 2 1 x 2000 words End of Semester 2 50%
200 Coursework - Visiting Students only 100%

Fact File

Module Coordinator - Nicholas Redfern
Level - 5
Credit Value - 20
Pre-Requisites - NONE
Semester(s) Offered - 5YL

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