Cinema and Nation: Japanese Cinema (P3049)
Cinema and Nation: Japanese Cinema
Module P3049
Module details for 2009 cohort.
18 credits
FHEQ Level 5
Module Outline
This course will investigate the aesthetics, contexts, history and impacts of Japanese film on a global stage.
Topics may include:
The early history of the nation's film and its technological and aesthetic innovations in its classical period;
The Japanese New Wave;
Current Japanese filmmaking.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, a successful student should be able to:
1. Identify and describe key aspects of Japanese cinematic practice including: the context of production, form and style, normative and 'other' representations, issues of national identity, critical and audience reception in national and global contexts.
2. Recognise and evaluate key critical approaches to the textual analysis and understanding of 'Japanese cinema' and its 'history'.
3. Selectively apply these approaches in the critical engagement with an aspect of Japanese cinema, focusing on specific film texts as appropriate.
4. Synthesise knowledge, research and analysis to construct an independently argued extended essay.
| Type | Timing | Weighting |
|---|---|---|
| Essay (3500 words) | Summer Term Week 5 Thu 16:00 | 100.00% |
Timing
Submission deadlines may vary for different types of assignment/groups of students.
Weighting
Coursework components (if listed) total 100% of the overall coursework weighting value.
| Term | Method | Duration | Week pattern |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summer Term | SEMINAR | 2 hours | 111110000000 |
| Summer Term | FILM | 2 hours | 111110000000 |
| Spring Term | FILM | 3 hours | 111111111100 |
| Spring Term | SEMINAR | 2 hours | 111111111100 |
How to read the week pattern
The numbers indicate the weeks of the term and how many events take place each week.
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