107-085 Australian Cinema

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107-085 Australian Cinema
Availability	2nd and 3rd year
Credit Points	12.5
Coordinator	Assoc Prof Jeanette Hoorn
Prerequisites	Usually 25 points of first-year cinema studies, see Prerequisites.
Semester	2 (view timetable)
Contact	This subject will be taught intensively between 30th June and 13th July inclusive. Contact consists of ten 2-hour screenings, ten 1-hour lectures and ten 1-hour tutorials
Subject Description	This subject reviews the history of Australian cinema from its beginnings in the early silent period to the present. Students should become familiar with early film history; the 1970s renaissance; the road movie; gender, race and sexuality; feminist and independent film-making. These areas will be discussed in the context of national identity and the growing debates around what constitutes a national cinema.
Generic Skills	be skilled in critical thinking and analysis; possess effective written communication skills; have an understanding of social, ethical and cultural context.
Assessment	A 2000 word tutorial paper 40% (due during the semester) and a 3000 word essay 60% (due during the examination period).
Prescribed Texts	A subject reader will be available S Dermody & E Jacks, The Screening of Australia Vols 1 & 2. Currency Press, 1987.

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