Film/Television in Social and Cultural Context A
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| CULT2027 | Cultural, Media and Visual Studies | 2 | 10 | Autumn UK |
- Code
- CULT2027
- School
- Cultural, Media and Visual Studies
- Level
- 2
- Credits
- 10
- Semesters
- Autumn UK
Summary
This module builds upon approaches to textual analysis introduced in Year 1 core modules by engaging with specific consideration of individual texts placed within their social and cultural contexts. It also builds upon themes of industry, audience and the contested nature of media practices considered in Year 2 core modules so as to demonstrate struggles over cultural meanings and values. Within these terms of reference, the module historicizes the ways in which meaning is made through the material circulation of film and television programs and the social practices of movie going and television consumption.
Target Students
Only available for year 2 Ningbo Autumn Semester International Communication Studies students.Also available to Liberal Arts students.
Classes
- One 1-hour seminar each week for 11 weeks
- One 1-hour lecture each week for 11 weeks
All classes will run every teaching week. The School of Cultures, Languages and Area Studies operates an attendance policy. The details of this policy can be found in the student handbook on Workspace and in module handbooks.
Assessment
- 100% Coursework 1: 1500-2000 word written work
Assessed by end of autumn semester
Educational Aims
a) to extend students’ awareness of the meanings of film or television texts by considering their relationships to a range of contexts; b) to demonstrate the contested nature of media practices by considering specific struggles over values and meanings; c) to introduce students to the ways and means of studying the social and historical significance of film and television through the use of primary and secondary materials and readings.Learning Outcomes
By the end of the module students should be able to demonstrate:
a) an awareness of the practice of studying the social and cultural meanings of films and television programs;
b) an ability to analyse historically the relationship of film and television texts to their varying contexts;
c) to work with primary and secondary materials and readings.