Course

Explorations in Contemporary Film Theory: Capstone - ARTS3065

Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

School: School of the Arts and Media

Course Outline: School of the Arts and Media

Campus: Sydney

Career: Undergraduate

Units of Credit: 6

EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)

Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3

Enrolment Requirements:

Prerequisite: 72uoc overall, including ARTS1060, ARTS1062 and ARTS2061, and enrolment in a Film Studies major or minor

CSS Contribution Charge: 1 (more info)

Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule

Further Information: See Class Timetable

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Description

Subject Area: Film Studies

This course engages with specific debates in contemporary film theory at an advanced level. It involves critical analysis of key theoretical texts in film theory debates, and the viewing and analysis of a wide range of films. Through the advanced study of key areas in film theory debates you will develop an understanding of the concerns and parameters of the discipline and the ways in which it explores the ethical, ontological, cultural, and historical implications of particular filmic images and film practices. Possible topics include: theories of film spectatorship, psychoanalysis, realism, film sound and feminist film theory.


Media, Film and Theatre

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