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Art Cinema and the Love Story (SCRN30001)
Undergraduate level 3Points: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
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- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Semester 1
Overview
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This subject is a study of many manifestations of the love story represented in Australian, Italian, French, British and North American art cinema traditions. Through detailed close-analysis of a range of films, the subject explores topics such as romantic love, Surrealism and mad love, the marital gothic, adultery, gay and lesbian love, inter-racial romance, perversion, loss and melancholia. Concentrating on art cinema treatments of romantic comedy, melodrama, the backstage musical, horror and gothic romance, the subject highlights the various formal strategies employed to create the love story in art cinema. The subject looks at the way in which film theory has explained the idea of love and desire in the cinema by drawing on Freudian psychoanalysis, mythology and gender studies. In addition to the close reading of the love story through prescribed films, the subject also explores the way film intersects with theatre, television, literature, art and popular music on the subject.
Intended learning outcomes
On successful completion of this subject, students should have:
- the ability to apply critical and analytical skills and methods of Screen Studies to understand the love story within the context of changing social and historical contexts;
- an advanced knowledge of various approaches to close analysis and audio-visual literacy;
- a detailed understanding of the ways in which the love story is represented in art cinema, television, art and popular culture generally;
- the ability to read, interpret, research and write about the key cinematic techniques of narration, style and genre used in telling the love story, which also uses rigorous methods of inquiry and appropriate methodologies that are applied with intellectual honesty and a respect for ethical values;
- an appreciation of key issues surrounding art cinema including authorship, national cinema, trade and international co-production, relationships to other arts forms, and in the context of social and political history; and
- an understanding of the significance of the disciplinary methods particular to Screen Studies but also recognize the value of interdisciplinary approaches to an analysis of the love story, including key works of film and gender theory and Freudian psychoanalysis.
Generic skills
At the completion of this subject, students should acquire generic skills in the following areas:
- a capacity for critical thinking through the use of readings and discussion to develop an understanding of the considerations that underpin cinema studies;
- high-level written and oral communication skills through contribution to class discussions and the completion of assignments;
- skills in research through the preparation of class papers and assignments, including the use of online as well as print-based materials;
- skills in time management and planning through managing workloads for recommended reading, tutorial presentations and assessment requirements; and
- a capacity for theoretical analysis through engagement with a range of texts that offer different perspectives on publishing as a component of the wider field of cultural practices.
Last updated: 22 November 2023
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
SCRN30001 Avant-Garde to Art House; 106-318 Avant-Garde to Art House
Recommended background knowledge
Usually 12.5 points of first year Cinema/Screen & Cultural Studies (CICU10001 or CICU10002) and 25 points of second year Cinema/Screen & Cultural Studies subjects.
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 22 November 2023
Assessment
Additional details
- A 500 word class presentation (10%), done during the semester
- A 1,000 word paper (40%), due during semester
- A 2,500 word essay (50%), due in the examination period
- Hurdle: This subject has a minimum hurdle requirement of 80% attendance and regular participation. Assessment submitted late without an approved extension will be penalised at 10% per day. In-class tasks missed without approval will not be marked. All pieces of written work must be submitted to pass this subject.
Last updated: 22 November 2023
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Mark Nicholls Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Total 60 hours: a 1.5-hour lecture, a 1-hour tutorial and a 2.5-hour screening per week Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 4 March 2019 to 2 June 2019 Last self-enrol date 15 March 2019 Census date 31 March 2019 Last date to withdraw without fail 10 May 2019 Assessment period ends 28 June 2019 Semester 1 contact information
Time commitment details
170 hours
Last updated: 22 November 2023
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
A subject reader will be available.
- Subject notes
This subject is available to Bachelor of Arts (Continuing) students at either level 2 or 3 in order to complete a major in either Cinema or Cultural Studies.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Major Screen and Cultural Studies - Breadth options
This subject is available as breadth in the following courses:
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- Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.
Last updated: 22 November 2023