Overview
Key theories that inform film and media studies and the discourses that have defined the disciplines.
This paper provides a historical survey of theoretical approaches to the moving image from early cinema to the rise of the feature film and the post-WWII introduction of television.
The paper will focus primarily on analyses of the viewing experience in its historical and socio-cultural contexts, including the industrial revolution, mass culture and modernism/postmodernism.
About this paper
| Paper title | Theory of Film and Media |
|---|---|
| Subject | Media, Film and Communication |
| EFTS | 0.15 |
| Points | 18 points |
| Teaching period | Semester 2 (On campus) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees ( NZD ) | $955.05 |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Prerequisite
- 18 100-level MFCO points
- Schedule C
- Arts and Music
- Eligibility
- A familiarity with film and media history and a working understanding of the language of film and media analysis.
- Contact
- mfco@otago.ac.nz
- Teaching staff
Convenor and Lecturer: Dr Sabrina Moro
- Paper Structure
Topics include:
- Theorising early cinema
- Psychology and psychoanalysis of film experience
- Cinema and mass culture
- Formalism vs realism
- Spectatorship
- Ideology
Assessment:
- Concept test: 30%
- Critical essay: 40%
- Final exam: 30%
- Textbooks
Course readings will be available on Blackboard.
- Course outline
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Communication, critical thinking, cultural understanding.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
- Students who successfully complete this paper will:
- Demonstrate understanding of major approaches to film and media theory
- Show knowledge of the historical development of film and media theory
- Be able to apply theoretical approaches to the critical analysis of film and media texts
Timetable
Overview
Key theories that inform film and media studies and the discourses that have defined the disciplines.
This paper provides an overview of theoretical approaches to the study of moving images and visual cultures. The paper interrogates theories of/through images and the politics of visibility, invisibility, and hypervisibility. Topics covered in the paper include: third cinema, media spectacles, video-activism.
About this paper
| Paper title | Theory of Film and Media |
|---|---|
| Subject | Media, Film and Communication |
| EFTS | 0.15 |
| Points | 18 points |
| Teaching period | Semester 2 (On campus) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees ( NZD ) | $981.75 |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Prerequisite
- 18 100-level MFCO points
- Schedule C
- Arts and Music
- Contact
- mfco@otago.ac.nz
- Teaching staff
Convener and lecturer: Dr Sabrina Moro
- Paper Structure
The paper is structured into modules that deal with the key concepts.
Assessment:
- Lecture and tutorial contribution 10%
- Critical Responses 40%
- Portfolio 50%
- Textbooks
Course readings will be available on Blackboard.
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Communication, critical thinking, cultural understanding.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete this paper will:
- Demonstrate understanding of major approaches to film and media theory.
- Show knowledge of the historical development of film and media theory.
- Be able to apply theoretical approaches to the critical analysis of film and media texts.