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FIL-20021 - Module Specification
School of Humanities
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

For academic year: 2022/23 Last Updated: 19 January 2023

FIL-20021 - Global Popular Cinemas
Coordinator: Neil Archer Tel: +44 1782 7 33202
Lecture Time: See Timetable...
Level: Level 5
Credits: 15
Study Hours: 150
School Office: 01782 733147

Programme/Approved Electives for 2022/23

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

Yes

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

none

Barred Combinations

none

Description for 2022/23


Aims
- Provide students with a strong grounding in key texts, concepts and discussions around the production, form and content of popular cinema at a
'global' level
- Identify the influence of film aesthetics beyond and between Hollywood and other international cinemas
- Expand students' existing understanding of the production, location and style of films internationally
- Focus on issues of national and trans-national identity as represented through film
- Provide knowledge of a wider range of non-English language cinemas

Talis Aspire Reading List
Any reading lists will be provided by the start of the course.
http://lists.lib.keele.ac.uk/modules/fil-20021/lists

Intended Learning Outcomes

identify different kinds of context for film production and film forms within the economic and cultural effects of globalisation
: 1,2
understand the meaning and impact of globalisation on international film production and film form: 1,2
identify aspects of film genre and film style, and their changing shape, across a variety of national contexts
: 1,2
identify and comment on the relationship between contemporary national cultures and the films they produce: 1,2
recognise and understand the impact of economic contexts on the production and form of contemporary film: 1,2
develop a familiarity with key debates around `global¿ and `national¿ cinemas and cultures in the context of globalisation: 1,2

Study hours

12 x 1 hour lecture 12 hours
8 x 2 screening and introduction 16 hours
12 x 1 hour seminar 12 hours
Supervision and feedback 2 hours
Class preparation 24 hours
Reflective Diary preparation 36 hours
Essay preparation 48 hours

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment

1: Reflective Diary weighted 40%
Reflective Diary
Students will produce a 1000-word reflective piece on their own film-viewing experience, in line with specific questions provided by the tutor. Students will be required to take a critical approach to their own viewing of two films (chosen by the student), identifying, for instance, the production and exhibition contexts of the films, and how these inform their aesthetics and content. Students are encouraged to take a comparative approach to their viewing, identifying the circumstances informing film production and style across different economic and national contexts.

2: Essay weighted 60%
Essay
Students will complete a 1500-word essay based on two of the films screened and discussed in the second half of the module. The essay will respond to one of a set of questions provided by the tutor, corresponding to the key themes explored throughout the module as a whole.

Please note that for the 2022/23 Academic Year programmes may be adapted to operate in accordance with a flexible, digital approach. This means that there may be some changes made to how modules are delivered and assessed. The latest information will be provided to you by your School in module handbooks. We endeavour to give you as much notice as possible of any changes and details about the circumstance in which changes are made to programmes can be found in the Student Agreement, available at: https://www.keele.ac.uk/student-terms-and-conditions/

Last Updated: 19 January 2023