Module Information
Module Identifier
TF31720
Module Title
REPRESENTATIONS OF THE HOLOCAUST IN FILM
Academic Year
2009/2010
Co-ordinator
Semester
Intended for use in future years
Pre-Requisite
TF10210
Course Delivery
Assessment
| Assessment Type | Assessment length / details | Proportion |
|---|---|---|
| Semester Assessment | For information on due dates for submission of assessed work, please refer to the departmental web pages at http://www.aber.ac.uk/tfts/duedates.shtml Essay 1 - 2500 words | 40% |
| Semester Assessment | Essay 2 - 2500 words | 60% |
| Supplementary Assessment | as above |
Learning Outcomes
Typically, on completion of this module, students will be able to:
-critically assess a history film as a product of a specific socio-political and cultural context;
-challenge the 'authority' of 'the filmed document' as it pertains to the Holocaust;
-critically assess how Hollywood films about the Holocaust address themselves to a mainstream American audience;
Content
This module assumes that students already:
-have an understanding of the major critical discourses of film studies (i.e. the auteur theory, classical Hollywood cinema, genre study);
-know the basic terminology that film studies utilise (mise-en-scene, montage, frame, diegetic/non-diegetic sources, etc).
-are familiar with certain key textbooks, specifically Pam Cook's The Cinema Book and Bordwell and Thompson's Film Art: An Introduction.
-have an understanding of the major critical discourses of film studies (i.e. the auteur theory, classical Hollywood cinema, genre study);
-know the basic terminology that film studies utilise (mise-en-scene, montage, frame, diegetic/non-diegetic sources, etc).
-are familiar with certain key textbooks, specifically Pam Cook's The Cinema Book and Bordwell and Thompson's Film Art: An Introduction.
Aims
-To introduce students to the idea of 'cinematic historiography, wherein the film text is seen as a discourse about history;
-To identify specific issues being dealt with an articulated by means of the presentation of specific historic event: the holocaust, through a specific medium: cinema.
-To identify specific issues being dealt with an articulated by means of the presentation of specific historic event: the holocaust, through a specific medium: cinema.
Notes
This module is at CQFW Level 6