Module manager: Professor Angelos Koutsourakis
Email: A.Koutsourakis@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) View Timetable
Year running 2025/26
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. Please note this is an optional module and runs subject to enrolments. If a low number of students choose this module, then the module may not run and you may be asked to choose another module.
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
n 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
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 which will also allow for peer feedback..
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
|---|---|---|
| Coursework | Essay | 80 |
| Coursework | Group presentation | 20 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 100 | |
The resit for the group presentation will take the form of an individual recorded presentation.
The reading list is available from the Library website
Last updated: 30/04/2025
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