Unit name | World Cinemas: from national to transnational |
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Unit code | MODL23016 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | I/5 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) |
Unit director | Dr. Steven Roberts |
Open unit status | Not open |
Units you must take before you take this one (pre-requisite units) |
None |
Units you must take alongside this one (co-requisite units) |
None |
Units you may not take alongside this one |
None |
School/department | School of Modern Languages |
Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
Since its inception, film production and spectatorship have been transnational phenomena and the film industry has been characterised by its exchange of labour, technological expertise, and screen products across national boundaries. That said, the study of film has often focussed on the nation as that which is most securely expressed on screen and in relation to structures of production. This unit will introduce students to the history of national/transnational film production, and to contemporary debates about their interrelatedness. Through the detailed study of a range of cross-national films and through focussing on key issues such as stardom, adaptation, finance and production, and national identity, this unit aims to provide students with an understanding of the complexities of film culture in a global context.
Aims:
Successful students will:
Normally one lecture hour and one seminar hour per week across one teaching block (22 contact hours), often with student presentations. In units with a smaller number of students the lecture hour may be replaced by a second seminar or a workshop. Units involving film may require students to view films outside the timetabled contact hours.
Students will be provided electronically with a pack of essential reading material to be supplemented by more focussed reading for assessment tasks. They will be required to view at least one film per week using the resources of the MMC and expected to view a selected range of films over the semester. This reading and viewing will lead into the completion of both assessment tasks.
1 x 1500 word Sequence Analysis (25%) plus 1 x 2500-word essay (75%).
If this unit has a Resource List, you will normally find a link to it in the Blackboard area for the unit. Sometimes there will be a separate link for each weekly topic.
If you are unable to access a list through Blackboard, you can also find it via the Resource Lists homepage. Search for the list by the unit name or code (e.g. MODL23016).
How much time the unit requires
Each credit equates to 10 hours of total student input. For example a 20 credit unit will take you 200 hours
of study to complete. Your total learning time is made up of contact time, directed learning tasks,
independent learning and assessment activity.
See the University Workload statement relating to this unit for more information.
Assessment
The Board of Examiners will consider all cases where students have failed or not completed the assessments required for credit.
The Board considers each student's outcomes across all the units which contribute to each year's programme of study. For appropriate assessments, if you have self-certificated your absence, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (for assessments at the end of TB1 and TB2 this is usually in the next re-assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any exceptional circumstances and operates
within the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.