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This course will invite students to explore the ways film and literature can engage with and represent a variety of landscapes, and how, in turn, landscape can influence both the production of the work and the creation of meaning. We will study selected works of film and literature from the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, including mainstream and independent cinema, poetry, and fiction and non-fiction literary texts that have been adapted for film. We will look at ways in which various landscapes may have been appropriated for their emotive qualities: to connote feelings of desolation, oppression or plenitude; loneliness, fear or joy. We will also look at landscapes as sites of specific cultural history. As the course progresses, drawing on contemporary research in cultural and human geographies, and elsewhere, we will explore the ways that studying landscapes of film and literature can assist in our ability to conceive landscape not only as a static or symbolic entity, but as a highly mobile, interactive site in which history, experience and materiality converge in the ongoing production of space and meaning. In this way, we will consider how the works studied articulate John Wylie’s provocative claim that ‘landscape is tension’.
This interdisciplinary course will draw on writings from literary, film and cultural theorists, philosophers, artists and social scientists.
| Study Type | Undergraduate | Level | 4 |
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| Term | Second Term | Credit Points | 30 credits (15 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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One or more of these courses have a limited number of places. Priority access will be given to students for whom this course is compulsory. Please refer to the Frequently Asked Questions for more details on this process.
This course will invite students to explore the ways film and literature can engage with and represent a variety of landscapes, and how, in turn, landscape can influence both the production of the work and the creation of meaning. We will study selected works of film and literature from the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, including mainstream and independent cinema, poetry, and fiction and non-fiction literary texts that have been adapted for film. We will look at ways in which various landscapes may have been appropriated for their emotive qualities: to connote feelings of desolation, oppression or plenitude; loneliness, fear or joy. We will also look at landscapes as sites of specific cultural history. As the course progresses, drawing on contemporary research in cultural and human geographies, and elsewhere, we will explore the ways that studying landscapes of film and literature can assist in our ability to conceive landscape not only as a static or symbolic entity, but as a highly mobile, interactive site in which history, experience and materiality converge in the ongoing production of space and meaning. In this way, we will consider how the works studied articulate John Wylie’s provocative claim that ‘landscape is tension’.
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 40 | |
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Group presentation and reflective report |
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| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 40 | |
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Feedback will be provided in the form of written comments made available through the MyAberdeen site |
Word Count | 3500 | |
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| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 20 | |
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Students will be provided with oral feedback in class |
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There are no assessments for this course.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 100 | |
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| Feedback | Word Count | 4500 | ||
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| Reflection | Create | Students will learn to write clearly and construct coherent arguments |
| Conceptual | Analyse | Students will be introduced to theories of landscape, space and place |
| Reflection | Apply | Students will develop the ability to participate in reflective discussion |
| Conceptual | Understand | Students will be exposed to interdisciplinary methods |
| Reflection | Evaluate | Students will develop the ability to manage their time and workload effectively |
| Procedural | Understand | Students will gain experience of a range of writing styles |
| Conceptual | Evaluate | Students will learn to evaluate the role of landscape across multiple film styles |
| Procedural | Evaluate | Students will be able to use appropriate methodologies and synthesise ideas drawn from a variety of sources |
| Conceptual | Evaluate | Students will be able to identify key claims and summarize arguments |
| Procedural | Apply | Students will develop the ability to work independently and in groups |
| Conceptual | Analyse | Students will develop the ability to engage in critical thinking |
| Procedural | Create | Students will gain experience of presenting to a group |
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