Undergraduate - UnitATS3207 - Film and society in Spain and Latin America

This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2015 only. For students planning to study the unit, please refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course or area of study.

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6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Arts
Organisational Unit	Spanish and Latin American Studies
Offered	Not offered in 2015
Coordinator(s)	Dr Sarah McDonald

Synopsis

This unit introduces students to a variety of Spanish and Latin American films, with particular emphasis on recent material by contemporary directors. This unit will further deepen the student's knowledge and understanding of Spanish and Latin American cultures via the medium of film. The unit aims to develop an awareness of different critical approaches to film analysis, including genre, style and the interaction between films and their socio-cultural contexts. The unit covers issues such as identity, sexuality, history, colonialism and nationalism.

Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit students will:

Be able to understand, discuss and analyse different cinematic genres and styles;
Have developed and be able to express an understanding of the socio-cultural context of contemporary Spain and Latin America;
Be able to understand, discuss and analyse the ways in which selected films reflect on and interpret social and cultural issues;
Have developed an ability to engage with written and visual texts and be able to understand a body of critical writing in the field.

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 100%

Workload requirements

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Sarah McDonald

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

Film and screen studies
Spanish and Latin American studies
Global cultural literacies - Specialisation

Prerequisites

ATS2194 and ATS2195 or by permission

Prohibitions

ATS2207