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50136 Cinematic Cultures

8cp
Requisite(s): 50108 Contemporary Cultures OR 50229 Contemporary Cultures
These requisites may not apply to students in certain courses. See access conditions.
Disciplinary Strand – Cultural Studies – 200 level
Subject coordinator: Rayma Watkinson

The subject offers a broad introduction to film studies by concentrating on some key historical moments in film-making together with some of the main theoretical issues and debates that have defined film studies as an area of intellectual interest. Issues discussed in any given semester are chosen from the following topics: Hollywood cinema (old and new), star, genre, authorship, style, narrative, mise en scene, spectatorship, politics, historical contexts, race, sexuality, gender, notions of camp and cult, queer cinema, early/silent cinema, nations and national cinemas, nation-period-style (e.g. 1930s French poetic realism, 1940s American film noir, 1940s/1950s Italian neo-realism, 1950s/1960s English social realism, 1960s French new wave, the New German Cinema, the New Australian cinema), the action film, independent cinema, avant-garde and documentary.

Typical availability

Autumn semester, City campus


Detailed subject description.

Fee information

2009 contribution for post-2008 Commonwealth-supported students: $866.83
Note: Students who commenced prior to 1 January 2008 should consult the Student contribution charges for Commonwealth supported students
Not all students are eligible for Commonwealth Supported places.

2009 amount for undergraduate domestic fee-paying students: $3,200.00

Note: Fees for Postgraduate domestic fee-paying students and international students are charged according to the course they are enrolled in. Students should refer to the Annual Fees Schedule.

Subject EFTSL: 0.167

Access conditions

Note: The requisite information presented in this subject description covers only academic requisites. Full details of all enforced rules, covering both academic and admission requisites, are available at Access conditions and My Student Admin.