50255 Documentary Study

8cp

Requisite(s): 50136 Cinematic Cultures

These requisites may not apply to students in certain courses. See access conditions.

Disciplinary Strand – Cultural Studies – 300 level

Documentary Study investigates the history of documentary film-making from the 1920s through to now, from the moment of Grierson, through the different moments of political documentary, cinema-verite, film and television docudrama, the essay documentary, 'mockumentary' and so on. In any given year, the course content emphasises one or more of these historical periods and subgenres, and takes its examples from a variety of national cinemas. The subject is also open to considering the impact on film and television documentary practice of various forms of prose documentary narrative, especially as some prose experiments in 'factual fictions' (In Cold Blood, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, The Executioner's Song, Huckstepp) overlap with the diversity of film and television documentary practice.

For detailed information, see the full subject description at:
http://www.hss.uts.edu.au/subject_descriptions/50255.pdf

Typical availability

Spring semester, City campus

Fee information

2007 contribution for post-2004 Commonwealth-supported students: $832.67
2007 amount for undergraduate domestic fee-paying students: $3,000.00
Subject EFTSL: 0.167
Note: The above fees are applicable in 2007 for Commonwealth-supported students who commenced after 2004 and domestic fee-paying undergraduate students only. Pre-2005 Commonwealth-supported students should consult the Student contribution charges for Commonwealth supported students webpage.
Not all students are eligible for Commonwealth supported places, and not all subjects are available to Commonwealth supported students. Domestic fee-paying students and international students should refer to the Fees webpage.

Access conditions

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