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FS5022: RESEARCH METHODS IN FILM AND VISUAL CULTURE (2019-2020)

Last modified: 25 Sep 2019 09:58


Course Overview

This course will introduce students to a range of methods of visual analysis and approaches to research in the fields of film and visual culture. We will example key theoretical concepts and paradigms, such as authorship, spectatorship, materiality, and employ them in rigorous analysis of film, material and visual culture.

Course Details

Study Type Postgraduate Level 5
Term First Term Credit Points 30 credits (15 ECTS credits)
Campus Aberdeen Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Mr Alan Macpherson

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

  • Any Postgraduate Programme (Studied)

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

None.

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

The course will begin by
taking a historical perspective to discuss some of the key interventions which
have helped define visual culture as a field of enquiry, including work by
Benjamin, Barthes, Burgin, Mitchell and Rosler among others. It will move on to
explore some key theoretical concepts and paradigms, such as authorship,
spectatorship, materiality, semiotics, digital culture and the archive.


Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

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Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 30 August 2024 for 1st term courses and 20 December 2024 for 2nd term courses.

Summative Assessments

Essay

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 80
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Feedback Word Count 5000
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
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Presentation

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 20
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Learning Outcomes
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Formative Assessment

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Resit Assessments

Essay

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 100
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Feedback Written Word Count 5000
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
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Course Learning Outcomes

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