Department of European Studies & Modern Languages, Unit Catalogue 2008/09 |
EU50514 Film and critical theory |
| Credits: 6 |
| Level: Masters |
| Semester: 1 |
| Assessment: CW 33%, ES 67% |
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Aims & Learning Objectives: To provide students with a systematic understanding of film theory and major critical concepts. On completion of this unit, students will be able to: * demonstrate a conceptual understanding of, and develop critiques of, film theory * analyse critically a range of filmic images and discourse in the light of current research and scholarship * explain the development of, and relationships between, a variety of critical stances, giving evidence of critical awareness of contemporary debate in the field. Content: This unit will explore key elements of modern critical theory which inform current debate in film studies, and will include topics such as semiotics, psychoanalysis, Marxism, realism, feminism, queer theory, auteur theory, postmodernism, genre, reception theory. |