FIL-10011 - Module Specification
School of Humanities
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

Programme/Approved Electives for 2020/21

Available as a Free Standing Elective

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2020/21

The module will address the themes of modern European cinema and television, looking at what different European film and television outputs have in common, and what makes them different. Topics covered will include gender, sexuality, ethnicity, tourism, immigration, integration and politics. In examining these works and the themes they present, students will explore some of the key movements in cinematic aesthetics of twentieth and twenty-first century in Europe. The module includes a number of films and television shows from Britain, as well as other European countries such as Ireland, Spain, Germany, Italy and France. Students will also have the opportunity to study a wide variety of film and television genres and styles, such as war, fantasy, documentary, comedy and thrillers.

The module introduces students to works of key directors and films in modern European film and television. Studying their work will be focused around several key areas: understanding and analysis of key approaches to film; understanding and analysis of cultural ideas and developments; understanding and analysis of relationships between cinema and society.

Intended Learning Outcomes

compare and assess major examples of modern European cinema: 1,2
carry out independent critical analysis of cinematic and televisual materials: 1,2
interpret historical and cultural worlds: 1,2
develop and understanding of European history on film: 1,2
develop an understanding of European genres and their relation to Hollywood: 1,2
evaluate and apply a variety of theoretical, methodological and practical approaches to the study of film
: 1,2
analyse, interpret and criticise texts and films: 1,2
develop an understanding of some European television: 1,2

Study hours

11 x 2 hour seminars = 22 hours
38 hours seminar preparation
60 hours assessment preparation
30 hours film viewing

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment