Module manager: Dr Leah Wang
Email: L.Y.Wang@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) View Timetable
Year running 2025/26
This module is not approved as an Elective
This module explores the fluid intercultural dynamics represented in contemporary film and television. It examines how these dynamics are represented and negotiated across diverse contexts, encouraging students to think critically about the representations of intercultural diversity and the negotiation of meanings in a globalised world. Through a range of films and television series, the module invites consideration of the complexities of intercultural exchange, by focusing on encounters that emerge within specific social contexts—shaped by shared practices, values, or identities that are not necessarily linked to nationality. These interactions often occur in unexpected spaces, involving diverse perspectives, power dynamics, and relational processes. By moving beyond the traditional view of culture as tied to nationality, the module explores how films and television represent intercultural engagement through subtle, localised exchanges, and the negotiation of differences, influenced by broader contexts. It aims to develop students’ analytical and communication skills while raising awareness of how onscreen representations are co-constructed and shaped by broader contexts. 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.
Students will examine case studies that explore how intercultural dynamics have been represented and rethought in film and television, shaped by social, historical, and ideological negotiations from the late twentieth century to the present. Through interactive lectures and discussion-based seminars, students will critically engage with how intercultural encounters are portrayed, moving beyond nationality-based views.
On successful completion of the module students will have demonstrated the following learning outcomes relevant to the subject:
1. Critically analyse how intercultural themes are represented and constructed in contemporary film and television, considering textual and contextual factors
2. Examine the strategies and approaches employed in contemporary film and television as a site for negotiating intercultural themes
3. Select and evaluate current debates in intercultural studies and apply them to film and television as appropriate
On successful completion of the module students will have demonstrated the following skills learning outcomes:
4. Develop a well-structured argument by collecting and analysing evidence from a number of sources.
5. Present ideas clearly and effectively, engaging with others’ perspectives in discussions.
Details of the syllabus will be provided on the Minerva organisation (or equivalent) for the module.
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lecture | 10 | 1 | 10 |
| Seminar | 10 | 1 | 10 |
| Private study hours | 280 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 20 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 300 | ||
Formative feedback will be provided regularly in class during interactive lectures and seminars, and in particular, in the mid-term seminar to prepare the students for the verbal presentation and in the summary class which is designed to prepare students for the end-of-semester portfolio assignment.
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
|---|---|---|
| Coursework | Group Verbal Presentation | 30 |
| Coursework | Portfolio | 70 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 100 | |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
Check the module area in Minerva for your reading list
Last updated: 30/04/2025
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