Module manager: Professor Angelos Koutsourakis
Email: A.Koutsourakis@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2024/25
FILM5027M Postwar European Cinema: History, Politics, and Aesthetics
This module is not approved as an Elective
Europe on Screen explores contemporary European film / television production as a popular expression of art that manifests itself in diverse (national/linguistic/cultural) forms, providing audiences with a shared sense of history, place and memory within a common European framework. Students will engage with a range of case studies and be given the opportunity to research how European film / television not only reflects but also shapes attitudes to past events, present debates, and future concerns.
This module aims:
* To explore a range of themes and issues in contemporary European film / television production, distribution, reception, and consumption
* To discuss the response of contemporary European film / television to key social and political developments in Europe since the 1990s
* To study the formal characteristics and aesthetics in European film / television production
On successful completion of the module students will have demonstrated the following learning outcomes relevant to the subject:
1. Identify key features of contemporary European film / television production and have detailed knowledge of its cultural, historical and aesthetic contexts
2. Demonstrate knowledge of a variety of European film and television productions and locate these within their socio-political contexts
3. Apply conceptual models specific to the study of European film / television, as appropriate
4. Evaluate established and new forms of distribution, promotion, and consumption of European film / television
5. Engage with and draw from a wide variety of theoretical texts by scholars working in different domains
Skills Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of the module students will have demonstrated the following skills learning outcomes:
6. Critical thinking: the ability to weigh up different arguments and perspectives, using supporting evidence to form opinions, arguments, theories and ideas
7. Presentation and communication skills: the ability to deliver effective and engaging oral and visual presentations to a variety of audiences and, within written communication, to be clear, concise, and focused
Details of the syllabus will be provided on the Minerva organisation (or equivalent) for the module.
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 10 | 1 | 10 |
| seminars | 10 | 1 | 10 |
| Independent online learning hours | 50 | ||
| Private study hours | 230 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 20 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 300 | ||
Student progress will be monitored on a regular basis via classroom participation, group discussions and the oral group presentations (formative), which will also allow for peer feedback.
Apart from seminar discussions, the seminars will also include unassessed group presentations which will give tutors the opportunity to observe the work and thinking of students and offer feedback on the content and delivery of presentations.
Group presentations will also offer opportunities for peer learning and feedback.
Individual feedback to students will be provided in regular office hours and/or in meetings by appointment, if necessary, in order to discuss in-class performance, essay plans, and essay marks.
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
|---|---|---|
| Assignment | 3000 word guided essay | 100 |
| Assignment | 10 minute group presentation | 0 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 100 | |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
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Last updated: 26/06/2024
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