Australian Film and Television (6 points)
(ARTS)
Leader: Deane Williams
Offered:
Clayton Second semester 2005 (Day)
Synopsis:
Objectives: This course aims to introduce students to the study of film and television through a focus on a specific national culture and industry. The course aims to enable students to form a critical relationship with Australian film and television and to engage with debates relating to national and international film and televisual culture. Students will be encouraged: 1. To critically examine a range of film and televisual texts as representations of Australian national experience. 2. To develop an understanding of the Australian film and television industries in relation to theories of globalisation. 3. To analyse the impact of government policy and further economic and political constraints on the national film and television industries. 4. To develop skills in the textual analysis of texts in relation to contemporary reformulations of nationalism. 5. To display an ability to critically engage with written and filmic texts in a clear and confident manner in both written and oral presentation.
Assessment: Visual test (1.5 hours): 40% + Essay (3000 words): 60%
Contact Hours: 4 hours (1 x 1 hour lecture, 1 x 1 hour tutorial and 1 x 2 hour screening) per week
Prerequisites: One unit at first-year level in visual culture or comparative literature and cultural studies
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