Undergraduate - UnitATS3766 - Animation cultures

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6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Arts
Organisational Unit	Communications and Media Studies
Offered	Not offered in 2014
Coordinator(s)	Dr Daniel Black

Notes

Previously coded COM3200

Synopsis

This unit examines animated media from a critical and historical perspective. Students will investigate animation as industry, transnational cultural commodity, fan text and technology, becoming familiar with a variety of critical and theoretical perspectives on the form

Outcomes

By the conclusion of the units students will be able to:

discuss animation as a complex and broad ranging phenomenon that is not restricted to traditional animation forms such as the cartoon, but is also a feature of, for example, advertising, virtual reality, and live action cinema
demonstrate an understanding of the historical development of animation and be able to account for the development of the form by reference to social, cultural, political, technological, economic and industrial factors
demonstrate an understanding of the cultural specificities that inform the production, distribution and consumption of different forms of animation
identify the key issues that impact upon animation's creative and technological processes
analyse and explain transnational flows of animated media texts
demonstrate advanced skills in research, writing and critical analysis.

Assessment

Essay(1800 words): 40%
Seminar presentation and summary(450 words): 10%
Examination(2 hour): 40
Learning journal(450 words): 10%

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Daniel Black

Workload requirements

One 2-hour seminar per week

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Communications

Prerequisites

Two gateway units in Communications or Film and screen studies or approved equivalent.

Prohibitions

ATS2759