MONASH UNIVERSITY FACULTY HANDBOOKS
Arts Undergraduate Handbook 1996
Published by Monash University
Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia
Authorised by Academic Registrar, April 1996
ENH1110
Reading film narrative B
P Ayers
6 points + 4 hours per week + Second semester + Caulfield
Synopsis A study of the theoretical foundations of film genre in regard
to narrative structures, iconography and ideology. The subject will focus on
one or two genres, eg the western, the musical, and study several major
examples of each.
Assessment Written (2000 words): 40% + Examination (1.5 hours): 30% +
Class paper, written up as essay: 30%
Prescribed texts
- Bordwell D and Thompson K Film art: An introduction 4th edn,
McGraw-Hill, 1992
- Schatz T Hollywood genres Random House, 1981
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