| Delivery Type | Delivery length / details |
|---|---|
| Lecture | Lecture 1 x 2 hour per week |
| Seminars / Tutorials | 5 x 1 hours |
| Other | Viewing 1 x 3 hour per week |
| Assessment Type | Assessment length / details | Proportion |
|---|---|---|
| Semester Assessment | Essay 1: 2500 words | 40% |
| Semester Assessment | Essay 2: 2500 words 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 | 60% |
On successful completion of this module students should be able to:
Display good knowledge of the genre studied;
Discuss the historical development of a specific cinematic genre with attention to the social, historical and cultural influences on it;
Be able to apply issues and methods of film theory to films within that genre
Genre films are perennially popular, and often are one of the chief determinates of which movies we choose to go and see. This module takes an in-depth look at one particular genre, which may change annually, and traces its development over time, examining a combination of Hollywood and world cinema approaches to that genre. Each of the major genres has generated its own significant body of theory, as well as more general theories of film genre study, and this module also introduces students to some of those discourses. Regardless of the genre chosen for examination, this module focuses on the major artistic movements which have influenced the genre, the key film texts, and some of the more dominant theoretical paradigms which have been used to explore film genres.
This module is at CQFW Level 5