VAM4210

Contemporary film theory and critisism

(ART)

C Verevis

12 points + 2 hours per week plus 2 hour screening + First semester + Clayton

Synopsis: This is primarily a reading unit that will consider aspects of film theory since 1975. A major portion of the unit will be devoted to the debates around modernism and post-modernism as they relate to film studies. Other areas of investigation include: textual analysis, feminist film theory, historical poetics, historical reception studies, queer film theory, and the impact of the cultural studies and Cinema books of Gilles Deleuze. Film texts for exploration will include those from Australian, American, European and Asian cinemas.

Assessment: Essay (4500 words): 45% + Essay (4500 words): 45% + Seminar participation: 10%