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An historical and critical study of genre in Hollywood film. Students will analyse the evolution and transformation of the conventions of key genres, such as the Science Fiction film, the Musical, Film Noir and Horror.
This course will provide an in-depth study of Hollywood film genres from a critical and cultural perspective. We will look closely at four key film genres and trace their historical development from the 1930s to the 21st century. In the first term, the class will focus on the definition of genre. Students will consider the established generic conventions of the Science fiction film and the Musical by analysing the films screened in class. In the second term, the class will study the road movie and film noir.(Image: Elsa Lanchester in 'Bride of Frankenstein', Universal Pictures, 1935.)
By the end of this course, students will have developed:Specific knowledge of a range of national cinemas, movements, genres and formsKnowledge of the major theoretical debates and discourses in Cinema StudiesAn ability to confidently use and understand a range of conceptual and theoretical terms of the disciplineA growing ability to test and question ideas and interpretations offered in classAn ability to produce a detailed, coherent and persuasive argument in the form of an academic essayIncreasing confidence in interpretation, analysis and assessment of a range of films
This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attributes specified below:
Critically competent in a core academic discipline of their award
Students know and can critically evaluate and, where applicable, apply this knowledge to topics/issues within their majoring subject.
Globally aware
Students will comprehend the influence of global conditions on their discipline and will be competent in engaging with global and multi-cultural contexts.
Any 15 points at 100 level from CINE, orany 60 points at 100 level from the Schedule V of the BA.
CINE101 and CINE102
Students must attend one activity from each section.
Alan Wright
Please check the course LEARN page for further details and updates.
Recommended Reading: Cook, Pam; The cinema book; 3rd ed; BFI, 2007.Course readings will still be accessible through LEARN.
Please note that this course requires in-person engagement for students to succeed, and it is not designed to be taken by distance. Many of the twelve films shown in our in-person screening sessions will not be able to be sourced by students offsite, and students are required to be present and contribute in person to fulfil participation requirements. Lectures and workshops have a strong discussion component. ECHO recordings of lectures are offered as study resources and are not a replacement for consistent in-person attendance.Film List: Invasion of the Body Snatchers (Siegel, 1956)Alien (Scott, 1979)Arrival (Villeneuve, 2016)Dames (Enright, 1934)Singin’ in the Rain (Kelly and Donen, 1952)Moulin Rouge (Luhrmann, 2001)The Grapes of Wrath (Ford, 1940)Two-Lane Blacktop (Hellman, 1971)Little Miss Sunshine (Dayton and Faris, 2006)Double Indemnity (Wilder, 1944)Mildred Pierce (Curtiz, 1945)Chinatown (Polanski, 1974)
Domestic fee $894.00
International fee $4,100.00
* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.
For further information see Humanities .