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Department of Politics, Languages and International Studies, Unit Catalogue 2011/12


PL30643: European film

Click here for further information Credits: 12
Click here for further information Level: Honours (FHEQ level 6)
Click here for further information Period: Academic Year
Click here for further information Assessment: CW 40%, ES 60%
Click here for further information Supplementary Assessment: Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
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Click here for further information Description: Aims:
To develop an understanding of the nature and role of cinema in contemporary Europe, with particular reference to the formation and articulation of identity, in relation to wider cultural and social issues including marginalisation, exile, gender, and exclusion. To develop an understanding of key theoretical concepts in which to situate filmic discourse.

Learning Outcomes:
On completion of this unit, students will be able to:
* demonstrate familiarity with a wide range of European films and be able to evaluate their significance in relation to contemporary European culture and identity
* analyse filmic texts critically, and discuss findings using an appropriate range of critical and theoretical concepts
* compare the works of a variety of contemporary directors, and account for the similarities/differences which are revealed
* discuss and understand broad theoretical concepts in relation to contemporary film
* demonstrate familiarity with contemporary European film production, distribution, and exhibition
* prepare, edit, and use audiovisual material, including film clips for seminar and other presentations

Skills:
Skills in critical analysis, conceptual thinking, precision in the use of written and spoken language, exercise of independent judgement, reasoned argument, teamwork and the planning/conduct/reporting of non-quantitative research are developed and assessed in this unit.

Content:
Topics for study include: film and identity (European; national; subjective); film and memory; the nature of filmic autobiography; film and history; film and society; class, ethnicity, and sexuality within contemporary European films; film and the environment; history, myth, and memory in European film; film theory; critical concepts, including genre. Films to be studied will be chosen from the works of a wide range of European directors, including, by way of example: Atkin, Bergman, Boorman, Boyle, Chukrai, Davies, Frears, Kassovitz, Kurys, Loach, Malle, Mikhalkov, Moretti, Ramsay, Sanders-Brahms, Tarkovskii, Tornatore, Truffaut, Varda, Veysset, Wenders.
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PL30643 is Optional on the following programmes:

Department of Politics, Languages and International Studies
  • UHPL-AYB13 : BA (hons) French and Politics (Full-time with Year Abroad) - Year 4
  • UHPL-AYB12 : BA (hons) German and Politics (Full-time with Year Abroad) - Year 4
  • UHPL-AYB16 : BA (hons) Italian (ab initio) and Politics (Full-time with Year Abroad) - Year 4
  • UHPL-AYB14 : BA (hons) Italian and Politics (Full-time with Year Abroad) - Year 4
  • UHPL-AYB08 : BA (hons) Modern Languages and European Studies (French and ab initio Italian) (Full-time with Year Abroad) - Year 4
  • UHPL-AYB09 : BA (hons) Modern Languages and European Studies (French and ab initio Russian) (Full-time with Year Abroad) - Year 4
  • UHPL-AYB05 : BA (hons) Modern Languages and European Studies (French and German) (Full-time with Year Abroad) - Year 4
  • UHPL-AYB04 : BA (hons) Modern Languages and European Studies (French and Italian) (Full-time with Year Abroad) - Year 4
  • UHPL-AYB03 : BA (hons) Modern Languages and European Studies (French and Russian) (Full-time with Year Abroad) - Year 4
  • UHPL-AYB18 : BA (hons) Modern Languages and European Studies (French and Spanish) (Full-time with Year Abroad) - Year 4
  • UHPL-AYB06 : BA (hons) Modern Languages and European Studies (German and ab initio Italian) (Full-time with Year Abroad) - Year 4
  • UHPL-AYB07 : BA (hons) Modern Languages and European Studies (German and ab initio Russian) (Full-time with Year Abroad) - Year 4
  • UHPL-AYB02 : BA (hons) Modern Languages and European Studies (German and Italian) (Full-time with Year Abroad) - Year 4
  • UHPL-AYB01 : BA (hons) Modern Languages and European Studies (German and Russian) (Full-time with Year Abroad) - Year 4
  • UHPL-AYB23 : BA (hons) Modern Languages and European Studies (German and Spanish) (Full-time with Year Abroad) - Year 4
  • UHPL-AYB20 : BA (hons) Modern Languages and European Studies (Spanish and ab initio Italian) (Full-time with Year Abroad) - Year 4
  • UHPL-AYB22 : BA (hons) Modern Languages and European Studies (Spanish and ab initio Russian) (Full-time with Year Abroad) - Year 4
  • UHPL-AYB19 : BA (hons) Modern Languages and European Studies (Spanish and Italian) (Full-time with Year Abroad) - Year 4
  • UHPL-AYB21 : BA (hons) Modern Languages and European Studies (Spanish and Russian) (Full-time with Year Abroad) - Year 4
  • UHPL-AYB15 : BA (hons) Russian (ab initio) and Politics (Full-time with Year Abroad) - Year 4
  • UHPL-AYB11 : BA (hons) Russian and Politics (Full-time with Year Abroad) - Year 4
  • UHPL-AYB17 : BA (hons) Spanish and Politics (Full-time with Year Abroad) - Year 4

NB. Programmes and units are subject to change at any time, in accordance with normal University procedures.