This module provides an introduction to cinematic traditions beyond Hollywood commercial cinema. In an age where film practice and audiences are increasingly globalised, world cinema invites a different critical approach. In order to examine cinema in a global context the module foregrounds the importance of cultural context and in particular the close links between text and context.
Indian cinema –
Indian popular cinema and the question of Nation /Diasporic Indian filmmaking.
Iranian cinema –
Challenging commercial cinema through new forms of expression.
Francophone West African cinema –
Ousmane Semebene and the development of ‘Third Cinema’
Postcolonial Asian cinema-
Nostalgic representations of former Indochina Exociticism/Orientalism
Chinese cinema –
Questions of national cinema and dissidence
A selection of learning and teaching methods including:
Lectures, screenings, cross-modular group wok, presentations, independent learning
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| Other Assessment(s) | 100 |