VSA4052

Contemporary film theory and criticism

(ART)

Con Verevis

12 points + 2 hours plus 2 hour screening per week + First semester + Clayton + Prerequisites: Two units at second-year level in visual culture, comparative literature and cultural studies or history

Synopsis: This is primarily a reading subject that will consider aspects of film theory since 1975. A major portion of the subject 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% + Second essay (4500 words): 45% + Seminar participation: 10%