| Unit name | Screening Nations |
|---|---|
| Unit code | FATVM0017 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | M/7 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) |
| Unit director | Dr. Ippolito |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| School/department | Department of Film and Television |
| Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
Screening Nations will examine the notion of national cinema and consider issues in its definition. Topics covered will include (as appropriate): key genres and themes in national and transnational cinemas; questions of the relation between national and transnational cinemas with Hollywood and other national cinemas; policy, censorship and regulatory questions; the position of the state and relations with government; globalisation and global media networks; colonial and post-colonial questions; representation, especially with regard to national identities. It will also focus on issues such as popularity, audience response and cinema-going as a social/cultural activity.
Aims:
• To introduce major debates, themes and problems in relation to national cinemas, the transnational and world cinema
• To historicise, problematise and interrogate ideas around 'national cinema'
• To situate cinema within a global framework
• To explore contexts of cinema reception and/or cinema’s place in society
• To examine the ways in which cinema and related media circulate internationally
• To explore cinema’s place within larger political, cultural and/or ideological histories.
Weekly seminar and screening.
100% Essay 5000 words
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Assessment
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