FTM4110 - New Research Methods in Film and Television Studies

Leader: Deane Williams

Offered

Not offered in 2008

Synopsis

The unit will provide a series of approaches to weekly audio-visual texts to subsequently enable students to focus on particular film and television studies research topics with a view to enabling the formation of extended research based projects. This topic-based unit will focus on both practical (including archival, library and web-based methods) as well as theoretical research methods (historical, realist, experimental, structuralist, post-structural, postcolonial).

Objectives

By the completion of this unit students will be expected to demonstrate:

1. a critical understanding of the methodologies available to Film and Television studies research projects and their application;
2. an understanding of a range of theoretical approaches to textual criticism;
3. a knowledge of the practical approaches to textual criticism;
4. an understanding of a range of contemporary theoretical and critical approaches to film and television studies;
5. a knowledge of the issues of digital media media that facilitate film and television studies research;
6. an ability to engage with written and visual (screen) texts in a clear and confident manner in both written and oral presentation.

Assessment

Essay (4000 words): 40%
Research Essay (4500 words): 50%
Tutorial participation & paper (500 words): 10%

Contact hours

One 2-hour seminar and one 2-hour screening per week

Prerequisites

Honours degree (or equivalent) in Film and television or approved discipline

Prohibitions

FTM5110