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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 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Term | Second Term | Credit Points | 30 credits (15 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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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’.
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
Seminar Assessment Mark 20%
Group Presentation and Reflective Report 40%
Essay 40%
There are no assessments for this course.
| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Reflection | Create | Students will learn to write clearly and construct coherent arguments |
| Procedural | Evaluate | Students will be able to use appropriate methodologies and synthesise ideas drawn from a variety of sources |
| Conceptual | Analyse | Students will develop knowledge and understanding of theories of landscape, space and place |
| Conceptual | Apply | Students will be able to work in an interdisciplinary fashion |
| Conceptual | Evaluate | Students will be able to identify key claims and summarize arguments |
| Reflection | Apply | Students will develop the ability to participate in reflective discussion and lead seminar discussion |
| Reflection | Analyse | Students will develop the ability to engage in critical thinking |
| Reflection | Create | Students will be able to produce written reflection across a range of styles |
| Reflection | Create | Students will develop the ability to design and deliver an effective presentation to a group |
| Conceptual | Evaluate | Students will learn to evaluate the role of landscape across multiple film styles |
| Reflection | Evaluate | Students will develop the ability to manage their time and workload effectively |
| Procedural | Apply | Students will develop the ability to work independently and in groups |
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