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107-081 Genre Study | |
Note | Formerly available as 111-255/355. Students who have completed 111-255/355 are not eligible to enrol in this subject. |
Availability | 2nd and 3rd year |
Credit Points | 12.5 |
Coordinator | Ms Angela Ndalianis |
Prerequisites | Usually 12.5 points of first year Cinema Studies see Prerequisites |
Semester | Not Offered (view timetable) |
Contact | A 2-hour screening, a 1-hour lecture, and a 1.5-hour seminar per week |
Subject Description | This subject critically explores developments in genre criticism from the 1950s to the present day through a close study of the western. The following will be explored: the historical development of genre criticism; evolution theories of genre development; generic hybrids; the international impact of genre formation; the relationship between film reality and generic reality. The western will be studied through its various stages of development, including classical, revisionist and spaghetti westerns. In addition, the impact of westerns on other genres such as samurai films, action films, horror films, and science fiction will be a major focus of analysis |
Assessment | An essay and a classpaper totalling 4000 words. |
Prescribed Texts | A subject reader will be available. |
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