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2011/2 Provisional Module Catalogue - UNDER CONSTRUCTION & SUBJECT TO CHANGE
 Module Code: MFC2038 Module Title: STUDYING BRITISH CINEMA
Module Provider: Dance,Film & Theatre Short Name: MFC2038
Level: HE2 Module Co-ordinator: HONESS ROE A Dr (Dnc Flm Thtr)
Number of credits: 15 Number of ECTS credits: 7.5
 
Module Availability
Semester 1.
Assessment Pattern

Unit(s) of Assessment (SITS MAB)

 
Weighting Towards Module Mark( %)

 

Essay preparation and research

 

30

 

2500-word essay

 

70

 
Module Overview
This module develops students’ understanding of film through an in-depth study of British fiction cinema.  It also develops research skills (through use of off-campus resources) and writing skills (through a staggered approach to essay writing and planning that is assessed both formatively and summatively).
Prerequisites/Co-requisites
None.
Module Aims
  • To develop students’ understanding of film through an in-depth study of British cinema

     

  • To develop knowledge of key aspects of and moments in historical and contemporary British cinema

     

To provide the opportunity to develop writing and research skills
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this module students will be able to:

 

 

  • Demonstrate knowledge of the history of British cinema

     

  • Understand how British cinema fits into a global context

     

  • Identify key moments/ films/ genres/ figures in the history of British cinema

     

  • Connect contemporary British cinema to the history of film in the

     

  • Use a variety of sources and resources to independently research their essay

     

 

They will practice the skills of:

 

 

 

  • Academic research using a variety of sources and resources

     

  • Film analysis and interpretation

     

  • Essay planning, development and writing

     

Independent thought and enquiry
Module Content

A possible list of topics could include:

 

  • Early British cinema

     

  • The changing relationship between British cinema and Hollywood

     

  • Genres of British film

     

  • Counter-cinema in

     

  • Race, class and gender in British film

     

Researching British film
Methods of Teaching/Learning

Lectures/ seminars (10)

 

Film Screenings

 

Reading using lecturer’s guidance

 

Participating in discussion

 

Producing a researched essay
Selected Texts/Journals

Murphy, Robert. British Cinema Book, 3rd Ed. London: BFI, 2009.

 

 

Ashby, Justine and Andrew Higson (eds). British Cinema, Past and Present. London : Routledge, 2000.

 

 

Street, Sarah. Transatlantic Crossings. New York : Continuum, 2002.

 

 

Sargeant, Amy. British Cinema: A Critical and Interpretive History. London : BFI, 2005.

 

 
Last Updated
08/04/11.