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136-009 Exploring Culture Through Film | |
Note | Formerly available as 136-275/375. Students who have completed 136-275/375 are not eligible to enrol in this subject. |
Availability | 2nd and 3rd year |
Credit Points | 12.5 |
Coordinator | Dr E D Lewis |
Prerequisites | see Prerequisites |
Semester | Not Offered (view timetable) |
Contact | 1.5 hours of lectures and a 1-hour tutorial per week. Film screenings may require up to two additional hours attendance per week |
Subject Description | An introduction to visual anthropology requiring critical reading of texts on the history, theory and methods of ethnographic film making and the analysis of a selected corpus of historical and contemporary ethnographic films which will be screened during the semester. Students who complete this subject should have acquired a basic knowledge of the utility of film in ethnographic research and the history of ethnographic film; have an understanding of the relationship of ethnography to the media in which it is composed; have acquired a knowledge of the theory, methods, and major empirical results of visual anthropology; have examined critically problems of text and representation in ethnography. |
Assessment | Written work totalling 4000 words. Please note: A requirement for this subject is that students keep a journal of notes about the films screened for the subject for reference in tutorials and the examination. |
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