mss2cfi contemporary world cinema
CONTEMPORARY WORLD CINEMA
MSS2CFI
2015
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
This subject provides a cross cultural exploration and history of world cinema produced from the 1960s to the present. In this subject students will study a number of key auteurs, movements and manifestoes, by looking at a range of case studies in contemporary global cinema that includes American films, films of the independent sector, the French New Wave, Hong Kong films, Iranian allegorical cinema, Korean horror films, the cinema of exile and diaspora, amongst many others. This subject also provides students with the opportunity to acquire a general understanding of some of the debates, theoretical, practical and creative issues involved with World Cinema and the film festival art cinema circuit.
SchoolSchool of Humanities & Social Sciences
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorAnna Dzenis
Available to Study Abroad StudentsYes
Subject year levelYear Level 2 - UG
Exchange StudentsYes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites 15 credit points of first-year level subjects in Media: screen + sound or Media Studies or Cinema Studies
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjects CST2CFI & CST3CFI & MSS3CFI
Equivalent subjectsN/A
Special conditionsN/A
Learning resources
Readings
| Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Readings | Remapping World cinema: Identity culture and politics in films | Preliminary | Stephanie Dennison & Song Hwee Lim 2006 | LONDON, WALLFLOWER PRESS |
| Readings | The oxford guide to film studies | Preliminary | John Hill & Pamela Church Gibson 1998 | NY: OXFORD U PRESS |
| Readings | World Cinemas, transnational Perspective | Preliminary | Natasa Durovicova & Kathleen Newman 2010 | NY & LONDON: ROUTLEDGE |
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
01. Appreciate and critically analyse the specific contexts both local and global for the emergence of these cinemas and their reception in the West.
- Activities:
- Film screenings, lecture and seminar discussion in small and large groups
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Critical Thinking(Critical Thinking)
- Inquiry/ Research(Inquiry/ Research)
02. Construct and support an argument about a topic in world cinema in written form with precision and clarity, according to methodological conventions of Cinema Studies
- Activities:
- Essays and exercises with basic references and bibliographies.
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Writing(Writing)
03. Demonstrate an introductory knowledge of the World Cinema films and themes.
- Activities:
- Film screenings, lecture and seminar discussion in small and large group.
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Inquiry/ Research(Inquiry/ Research)
- Critical Thinking(Critical Thinking)
04. Present an oral analysis to small and large groups on world cinema topics.
- Activities:
- Individual presentations to the group.
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Speaking(Speaking)
- Creative Problem-solving(Creative Problem-solving)
05. Think creatively about the task of curating a program for an international film festival.
- Activities:
- Film screenings, lecture and brainstorming group activities.
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Inquiry/ Research(Inquiry/ Research)
- Speaking(Speaking)
- Creative Problem-solving(Creative Problem-solving)
Subject options
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Melbourne, 2015, Semester 2, Day
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Enrolment information
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorAnna Dzenis
Class requirements
Lecture/FilmWeek: 31 - 43
One 2.0 hours lecture/film per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via blended.
SeminarWeek: 31 - 43
Two 1.0 hours seminar per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via blended.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,500-word paper on a curated season of a film festival program/Seminar presentation | 35 | 02, 03, 04 | |
| 2,000-word research essay | 55 | 01, 03, 05 | |
| 500-word equivalent Group presentation | 10 | 01, 02, 04 |