This topics course examines the intersections between culture, language and cinema or other screen-based media. Each topic provides students with an in-depth examination of a specific set of national, transnational or linguistic screen cultures. Students will watch a variety of feature films, employing the tools of film analysis to explore broader issues of history, culture, society and politics. While cinema is often considered through the lens of the national, this course considers the role of film in crossing borders, shaping identities and challenging assumptions about nation, language and culture.
The course can be taken more than once and individual topics will canvass questions such as the relationship between fiction and history, gender, sexuality and agency, language and colonialism, and dealing with traumatic pasts.
Topics include (See Class tab for scheduling details):
- German Film since the Berlin Wall
- Italy on Screen
- Picturing Latin America and Spain
- Films of the French-Speaking World
- Australian Cinema
- Moving Bodies: Aesthetics and Performance in German Cinema from 1900-1945
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
- use strategies of film analysis to examine and critique works on screen in relation to their national, cultural and linguistic contexts;
- critically analyse a range of cinematic texts and secondary literature;
- demonstrate an understanding of different national, transnational or linguistic screen cultures and their contexts; and
- formulate and present an original arguments about specific screen cultures in written and spoken forms.
Other Information
This is a topics course that can be taken by students more than once (including in the same semester).
Indicative Assessment
- Film journal or reflective essay/exam (2000 words) (30) [LO 1,2]
- Tutorial Presentation/close scene analysis (10 minutes) (20) [LO 1,2,3]
- Research essay (2000-2500 words) (40) [LO 1,2,3,4]
- Participation (10) [LO 1,2,3,4]
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Workload
130 hours of total student learning time made up from:
a) 60 hours of contact over 12 weeks: 24 hours of lectures, 12 hours of tutorials (or 36 hours of seminars/lectorials) and 24 hours of film screening; and
b) 70 hours of independent student research, reading and writing.
Inherent Requirements
Not applicable
Prescribed Texts
Not applicable
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
Commonwealth Support (CSP) Students
If you have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). More information about your student contribution amount for each course at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 14
- Unit value:
- 6 units
If you are a domestic graduate coursework student with a Domestic Tuition Fee (DTF) place or international student you will be required to pay course tuition fees (see below). Course tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.
Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 6.00 | 0.12500 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $3780 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $5280 |
Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links
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Class summaries, if available, can be accessed by clicking on the View link for the relevant class number.
Second Semester
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy on Screen | ||||||
| 9036 | 22 Jul 2024 | 29 Jul 2024 | 31 Aug 2024 | 25 Oct 2024 | In Person | N/A |
