French Cinema
Subject FREN20011 (2011)
Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2011.
| Credit Points: | 12.50 | ||||||||||||
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| Level: | 2 (Undergraduate) | ||||||||||||
| Dates & Locations: | This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2011: Semester 1, Parkville - Taught on campus.
Timetable can be viewed here. For information about these dates, click here. | ||||||||||||
| Time Commitment: | Contact Hours: 1 x 1.5 hour seminar and 1 x 1 hour tutorial and film screening Total Time Commitment: 2.5 contact hours/week, 5.5 additional hours/week. Total of 8 hours/week | ||||||||||||
| Prerequisites: | French Language and Culture 1B or French Intermediate Language & Culture B or equivalent. Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: | ||||||||||||
| Corequisites: | None | ||||||||||||
| Recommended Background Knowledge: | None | ||||||||||||
| Non Allowed Subjects: | Students who have completed French Cinema at Level 3 are not allowed to enroll in this subject. Subject | ||||||||||||
| Core Participation Requirements: |
For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Students Experiencing Academic Disadvantage Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Overview, Objectives, Assessment and Generic Skills sections of this entry. It is University policy to take all reasonable steps to minimise the impact of disability upon academic study, and reasonable adjustments will be made to enhance a student's participation in the University's programs. Students who feel their disability may impact on meeting the requirements of this subject are encouraged to discuss this matter with a Faculty Student Adviser and the Disability Liaison Unit: http://www.services.unimelb.edu.au/disability/ |
| Subject Overview: |
Themes covered in this subject will include the New Wave in its social context; "auteur" theory; cinematographic language; representations of social change; the postmodern French thriller ("ploar"). Students will be responsible for viewing the films in the corpus in their own time. On completion of the subject students should demonstrate familiarity with the practices and theoretical concerns of New Wave and post-New Wave film-makers in France, be able to analyse the social and cultural processes represented in selected films from the period studied, demonstrate an awareness of postmodern film criticism, communicate the results of their research and analysis in both oral and written forms. The subject will be taught in French. |
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| Assessment: |
A 1000-word film analysis 30% (due before mid-semester), a 1000-word class paper 30% (due during the semester) and a 2000-word research essay 40% (due at the end of semester). This subject has the following hurdle requirements:
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| Prescribed Texts: | Materials supplied by the School. |
| Breadth Options: | This subject potentially can be taken as a breadth subject component for the following courses:
You should visit learn more about breadth subjects and read the breadth requirements for your degree, and should discuss your choice with your student adviser, before deciding on your subjects. |
| Fees Information: | Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date |
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| Related Course(s): |
Diploma in Modern Languages (French) Graduate Diploma in Arts (French) |
| Related Majors/Minors/Specialisations: |
French French French French Major |
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