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FIL-30023 - Module Specification
School of Humanities
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

For academic year: 2024/25 Last Updated: 08 May 2024

FIL-30023 - Villains and Vigilantes on Screen
Coordinator: David Mcwilliam Tel: +44 1782 7 34575
Lecture Time: See Timetable...
Level: Level 6
Credits: 15
Study Hours: 150
School Office: 01782 733147

Programme/Approved Electives for 2024/25

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2024/25


Aims
Villains and Vigilantes on Screen will familiarise students with the complex development of these archetypes within the crime, horror, science fiction, and superhero genres. On this module, students will consider the intertextual connections between different screen narratives about vigilantism, villainy, and morality in their historical, political, and generic contexts.

Intended Learning Outcomes

assess the intertextual connections between the representations of villains and/or vigilantes in screen texts drawing from the crime, horror, science fiction, and/or superhero genres: 1,2
research the cultural, historical, political, and social contexts surrounding these screen texts: 1,2
analyse the representation of villains and/or vigilantes using appropriate terminology for your chosen screen text(s): 1,2
analyse the cultural politics of the representation of villains and/or vigilantes and relate them to wider debates about issues such as class, crime, gender, justice, power, and/or trauma: 1,2
write well-researched analyses at both short and longer lengths in support of clear arguments: 1,2

Study hours

10 x 2-hour seminars (20 hours)
2 x Assessment workshops (4 hours)
Film and television viewing (20 hours)
Seminar preparation (48 hours)
Close scene analysis preparation (24 hours)
Essay preparation (34 hours)

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment

1: Assignment weighted 30%
1000-word Close Scene Analysis
A 1000-word close scene analysis of the representation of villains and/or vigilantes in one screen text.

2: Essay weighted 70%
2000-word Essay
A 2000-word essay addressing the cultural politics and/or generic contexts of the representation of villains and/or vigilantes in one or two screen texts.

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: 08 May 2024