Department of European Studies & Modern Languages, Unit Catalogue 2008/09 |
EU50520 European film and society |
| Credits: 6 |
| Level: Masters |
| Semester: 2 |
| Assessment: CW 33%, ES 67% |
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Aims & Learning Objectives: * To foster critical awareness of the interaction between film and society in a European context * To determine the extent to which European directors use film in the interrogation of contemporary social and political issues. Learning objectives: On completion of this unit, students will be able to: * demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the specificities of contemporary European cinema(s) in relation to their social, political and cultural contexts * demonstrate conceptual comprehension of the social, political and economic contexts in which films are produced and consumed * analyse critically ways in which film may be seen to contribute to the creation of identities within society at local, regional, and national level * explain the increasing significance of marginalised and traditionally excluded voices within contemporary European film. Content: This unit will examine a corpus of films in relation to the following topics: contemporary political thought; environmental issues; the city and urban/rural confrontation; utopia and dystopia; exclusion and marginalisation; totalitarianism. |