Film and Television in Social and Cultural Context
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| MLAC2013 | Media, Languages and Cultures | 2 | 20 | Spring Malaysia |
- Code
- MLAC2013
- School
- Media, Languages and Cultures
- Level
- 2
- Credits
- 20
- Semesters
- Spring Malaysia
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
Preference will be given to students in Film and Television Studies, but is open to all including study abroad
Classes
- One 2-hour seminar each week for 12 weeks
- One 2-hour practicum each week for 12 weeks
- One 1-hour lecture each week for 12 weeks
Assessment
- 40% Coursework 1: 1,500 - 2,000 words essay
- 60% Coursework 2: 2,500 - 3,000 words essay
Educational Aims
to extend students’ awareness of the meanings of film and television texts by considering their relationships to a range of historical contexts;to demonstrate the contested nature of media practices by considering specific struggles over values and meanings;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:
- an awareness of the practice of studying the social and cultural meanings of films and television programs;
- an ability to analyse historically the relationship of film and television texts to their varying contexts;
- to work with primary and secondary materials and readings.
Conveners
- Dr Sandeep Ray