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Last updated: 4 June 2021
AAM219/AAM319
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Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.
1 x 1 hour class per week and 1 x 2 hour seminar per week
1 x 2 hour online screening (x 9 weeks) and 1 x 2 hour screening (x 2 weeks)
1 x 1 hour class per week
1 x 2 hour online seminar per week
1 x 2 hour online screening per week
This unit is an exploration of Australian cinema with a particular focus on the dynamic relationship between screen culture and the changing patterns of Australian community, identity, and the fabric of everyday life. The unit especially considers how competing ideas of national identity are negotiated through the diverse practices and activities of Australian screen culture. In addition to engaging with these processes of contemporary Australian cinema, students will also look at filmmaking methods and techniques through chosen films.
Identify and describe the complex relationships within Australian cinema across the screen culture and film production industries
GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO2: Communication
GLO3: Digital literacy
GLO4: Critical thinking
ULO2
Critically analyse the relevance and relationships of Australian screen culture to the contemporary cultural landscape
ULO3
Develop and demonstrate generic and thematic links between key Australian films with reference to the historical and cultural contexts in which they circulate
ULO4
Develop and demonstrate sound techniques in focused research, creative and critical thinking and communication
These Unit Learning Outcomes are applicable for all teaching periods throughout the year
Assessment 1 - Seminar Presentation
Assessment 2
- Written Essay
Or
- Audio-Visual Essay
2000 words
4-5 minutes, (2000 words equivalent)
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link ACF320 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list.
Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
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