SHAKESPEARE AND THE MOVING IMAGE

CRA2SMI

Not currently offered

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

In this subject, students will be introduced to five Shakespeare plays and a number of screen versions of them. The plays will be set in the context of their textual production and the theatre of Shakespeare's time, but they will be analysed through their realisation in a series of film and television productions. The subject is taught in conjunction with The Australian Centre for the Moving Image, which will be involved in the screening of the films and provide a number of the lectures. Plays and screen versions covered will be: Romeo and Juliet, The Taming of the Shrew, Much Ado About Nothing, Macbeth, and Richard III.

School: Humanities and Social Sciences (Pre 2022)

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Rob Conkie

Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: Yes

Subject year level: Year Level 2 - UG

Available as Elective: Yes

Learning Activities: N/A

Capstone subject: No

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: Students must have completed 15 credit points of Level one subjects

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: CRA3SMI

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Quota Management Strategy: N/A

Quota-conditions or rules: N/A

Special conditions: N/A

Minimum credit point requirement: N/A

Assumed knowledge: N/A

Learning resources

Much Ado About Nothing

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Prescribed

Author: William Shakespeare

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Publisher: Penguin

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Romeo and Juliet

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Prescribed

Author: William Shakespeare

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Publisher: Penguin

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Macbeth

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Prescribed

Author: William Shakespeare

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Publisher: Penguin

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Richard III

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Prescribed

Author: William Shakespeare

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Publisher: Penguin

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The Taming of the Shrew

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Prescribed

Author: William Shakespeare

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Publisher: Penguin

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Career Ready

Career-focused: No

Work-based learning: No

Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A

Entire subject or partial subject: N/A

Total hours/days required: N/A

Location of WBL activity (region): N/A

WBL addtional requirements: N/A

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

Graduate Capabilities

COMMUNICATION - Communicating and Influencing
COMMUNICATION - Cultural Intelligence and Global Perspective
INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Creativity and Innovation
INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Research and Evidence-Based Inquiry

Intended Learning Outcomes

01. Contrast Shakespeare's plays in relation to their treatment in film/TV.
02. Demonstrate knowledge about adaptation especially in relation to plays and screen.
03. Demonstrate skills in writing about thematic, conceptual, and structural aspects of early modern drama and its modern manifestations.
04. Understand some useful critical approaches to the plays and their adaptations.
Subject not currently offered - Subject options not available.