FILM HISTORY AND VISUAL CULTURE
CST3HFT
2014
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
In this subject students will examine two parallel, linked developments: that of the cinema itself, in terms of technology, industry, style, form and responses to social and cultural phenomena, and that of film thought, that is, the succession and variety of ways devised to think about, analyse and understand the cinema in its various contexts and stages. Different concepts of history and historical analysis are examined, as is the canon of 'classic' films which constitute a certain received cinema history. Attention is given to key national cinemas and aesthetic movements, as well as film practices that circulate around and run parallel to the canon.
Faculty: Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Anna Dzenis
Available to Study Abroad Students: Yes
Subject year level: Year Level 3 - UG
Exchange Students: Yes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: 15 credit points of first-year and 30 credit points of second-year level subjects from Media: screen + sound or Media Studies or Cinema Studies
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: N/A
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Special conditions: This subject is a core subject for the major in Cinema Studies within the ABA - Bachelor of Arts.
Learning resources
Readings
| Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Readings | A history of narrative films | Preliminary | W W Norton 1996 | NY |
| Readings | Cahiers du Cinema: the 1950s-Neo-Realism, Hollywood, New Wave | Preliminary | Hillier 1985 | CAMBRIDGE: HARVARD U PRESS |
| Readings | Close viewings | Preliminary | Peter Lehman 1990 | TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA STATE U PRESS |
| Readings | Early Cinema: Space, Frame, Narrative | Preliminary | Thomas Elsaesser 1990 | LONDON, BRITISH FILM INSTITUTE |
| Readings | Movie Made America: a social history of American Movies | Preliminary | Robert Sklar 1975 | RANDOM HOUSE, NY |
| Readings | The Oxford history of world cinema | Preliminary | Geoffrey Nowell-smith 1996 | OXFORD U PRES, NY |
Melbourne, 2014, Semester 2, Day
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Enrolment information:
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Anna Dzenis
Class requirements
LectureWeek: 31 - 43
One 1.0 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via blended.
SeminarWeek: 31 - 43
One 3.0 hours seminar per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via blended.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % |
|---|---|---|
| 1,000-word Quiz | 25 | |
| 1,000-word research skills/annotated bibliography | 25 | |
| 2,000-word research essay | 50 |