FIL-30021 - Module Specification
School of Humanities
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

Programme/Approved Electives for 2024/25

Available as a Free Standing Elective

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2024/25

From the 'Golden Age' of US teen film, to British social realism, to French film's depictions of urban youth, adolescence has long been a vital and popular aspect of cinema. 'Youth and Film: Growing Up on Screen' offers a critical and historical overview of youth cinema across historical and global contexts, looking both at some celebrated and also some lesser-known examples of the form. Across a series of case studies, alongside students' own choices of films, this module locates the youth film within its cultural time and place, enabling students to see both its relevance to particular contexts, but also its broader influence across and beyond cultural boundaries.

Via wider historical study and across a series of key case studies, Youth and Film will provide a critical overview of how cinemas, globally, have represented youth and growing up. The module will situate its key films within both cultural and film-industry contexts, looking at how films about youth have responded to evolving historical circumstances and cinematic trends. Focusing on a wide range of films from different periods and countries, the module explores the importance of film for how youth is both viewed, and how youth views itself, cinematically.

Intended Learning Outcomes

Critically analyse and discuss varied aesthetic and representational aspects of youth film throughout its history: 1,2
Situate youth film within cultural and film-industrial contexts, identifying key trends and tendencies in its production and reception: 1,2
Independently identify research questions and apply them to the discussions and case studies within the module: 1,2
Undertake and apply independent research across a range of critical and theoretical texts and sources: 1,2
Produce independent written and visual work on topics related to the module, developing presentational skills using digital means and tools: 1,2

Study hours

12 x 2 hour seminar = 24 hours
10 x 2 hour screening = 20 hours
Consultation for assessments = 2 hours
Class preparation = 24 hours
Preparation of visual essay = 40 hours
Preparation of critical pieces = 40 hours

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment