NQF credits: 24 at HEQSF level 8
Convener
Entrance requirements
Acceptance into Honours in Film and TV Studies or by permission of the convener.
Description
The course aims to explore several currents in film and television theory. Using a range of major theoretical insights, we shall engage with texts that offer opportunities to examine their identifiable aesthetic, generic, ideological and spectatorial concerns.This course is designed to give Honours students confidence is using and applying film theory. It is a course driven by theory rather than a survey of film texts. Each week we will debate a key film theoretical approach and use close engagement with the set films to reflect critically on the theoretical text.
DP requirements
Attendance at all classes; punctual submission of all written work.
Assessment
One class presentation of 2000 words (20%); two essays of 4000 words each (40% each).