Module Details

Module Code: FILM H8002
Full Title: Advanced Film Theory
Valid From:: Semester 1 - 2019/20 ( June 2019 )
Language of Instruction:English
Duration: 1 Semester
Credits:: 5
Module Owner:: Ingrid Lewis
Departments: Unknown
Module Description: This module develops an advanced understanding of film as a complex cultural medium through the discussion of key theoretical and critical approaches.
 
Module Learning Outcome
On successful completion of this module the learner will be able to:
# Module Learning Outcome Description
MLO1 Explain how narratives work discursively.
MLO2 Evaluate the major developments in film theory from its beginnings to the present.
MLO3 Perform a close textual analysis of a film text using the theories presented on the module.
MLO4 Demonstrate through effective written and oral expression an understanding of critical and theoretical terminology.
Pre-requisite learning
Module Recommendations
This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is strongly recommended before enrolment in this module. You may enrol in this module if you have not acquired the recommended learning but you will have considerable difficulty in passing (i.e. achieving the learning outcomes of) the module. While the prior learning is expressed as named DkIT module(s) it also allows for learning (in another module or modules) which is equivalent to the learning specified in the named module(s).
No recommendations listed
 
Module Indicative Content
Psychoanalytic theory in film
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Feminist film theory
n/a
Adaptation theory
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Race and Ethnicity
n/a
Postcolonial theory
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Transnational cinema
n/a
Discourses on migration
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Module Assessment
Assessment Breakdown%
Course Work50.00%
Final Examination50.00%
Module Special Regulation
 

Assessments

Full-time

Course Work
Assessment Type Continuous Assessment % of Total Mark 50
Marks Out Of 0 Pass Mark 0
Timing n/a Learning Outcome  
Duration in minutes 0
Assessment Description
Research essay, presentation
No Project
No Practical
Final Examination
Assessment Type Formal Exam % of Total Mark 50
Marks Out Of 0 Pass Mark 0
Timing End-of-Semester Learning Outcome  
Duration in minutes 0
Assessment Description
n/a
Reassessment Requirement
A repeat examination
Reassessment of this module will consist of a repeat examination. It is possible that there will also be a requirement to be reassessed in a coursework element.

DKIT reserves the right to alter the nature and timings of assessment

 

Module Workload

Workload: Full-time
Workload Type Contact Type Workload Description Frequency Average Weekly Learner Workload Hours
Lecture Contact No Description Every Week 2.00 2
Tutorial Contact No Description Every Week 1.00 1
Directed Reading Non Contact No Description Every Week 3.00 3
Independent Study Non Contact No Description Every Week 2.00 2
Total Weekly Learner Workload 8.00
Total Weekly Contact Hours 3.00
Workload: Part-time
Workload Type Contact Type Workload Description Frequency Average Weekly Learner Workload Hours
Lecture Contact No Description Every Week 2.00 2
Tutorial Contact No Description Every Week 1.00 1
Directed Reading Non Contact No Description Every Week 3.00 3
Independent Study Non Contact No Description Every Week 2.00 2
Total Weekly Learner Workload 8.00
Total Weekly Contact Hours 3.00
 
Module Resources
Recommended Book Resources
  • Hayward, S.. (2000), Cinema Studies: Key Concepts, Routledge.
  • Rushton, R. and Bettinson G.. (2010), What is Film Theory? An Introduction to Contemporary Debates, Open University Press.
  • Lapsley, R. and Westlake, M.. (2006), Film Theory: An Introduction, Manchester University Press.
  • Loshitzky, Y.. (2010), Screening Strangers: Migration and Diaspora in Contemporary European Cinema, Indiana University Press.
  • Shohini Chaudhuri. (2006), Feminist Film Theorists, Routledge.
  • Dudley, A.. (1984), Concepts in Film Theory, Oxford University Press.
  • Stam, R.. (2000), Film and Theory: An Anthology, Blackwell.
This module does not have any article/paper resources
This module does not have any other resources