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This course provides an introduction to French cinema from the 1930s to the present day, exploring the social, cultural and aesthetic significance of a number of representative films by directors such as Jean Renoir, Jean-Luc Godard, Louis Malle and Céline Sciamma. We will study important movements and genres within French cinema, and we will look at how French cinema responded to some of the major historical events and social debates of the 20th and 21st centuries.
| Study Type | Undergraduate | Level | 4 |
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| Term | First Term | Credit Points | 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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This course provides an introduction to French cinema from the 1930s to the present day, examining the social, cultural and aesthetic significance of a number of representative films by directors such as Jean Renoir, Jean-Luc Godard, Louis Malle and Céline Sciamma. We will study important movements and genres within French cinema, including Poetic Realism, the New Wave and banlieue film, as well as some of their theoretical underpinnings, such as auteur theory. We will look at how French cinema responded to the major historical events and social debates of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, including its role in shaping the memory of WWII and conversations on feminism, inclusion, or social justice. French cinema will be studied in a global context, with consideration to the ways in which it has been influenced by, or has in turn impacted on, other cinematic traditions, in particular in Europe and the US. (Note: the course does not require prior knowledge of French history or culture, and all films are available with subtitles.)
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 70 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
| Feedback |
Students will complete either:
Written feedback in the form of tutors' comments is given. Additional informal feedback on performance is offered in tutorials. Tutors have office hours at which further feedback may be sought. |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Conceptual | Analyse | Use a range of critical skills to review and apply their knowledge in order to construct arguments; |
| Conceptual | Understand | Consolidate their knowledge of the subject by means of independent research and synthesizing material from a range of sources; |
| Procedural | Apply | Communicate ideas and arguments, in writing and in oral forms, in a clear manner and using the conventions of academic presentation |
| Reflection | Evaluate | Students will critically evaluate arguments presented by others as well as their own. |
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 30 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
| Feedback |
1,000-word sequence analysis. Written feedback in the form of tutors' comments is given. Additional informal feedback on performance is offered in tutorials. Tutors have office hours at which further feedback may be sought. |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Conceptual | Analyse | Use a range of critical skills to review and apply their knowledge in order to construct arguments; |
| Conceptual | Understand | Consolidate their knowledge of the subject by means of independent research and synthesizing material from a range of sources; |
| Procedural | Apply | Communicate ideas and arguments, in writing and in oral forms, in a clear manner and using the conventions of academic presentation |
| Reflection | Evaluate | Students will critically evaluate arguments presented by others as well as their own. |
There are no assessments for this course.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 100 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
| Feedback |
Written feedback in the form of tutors' comments is given. Tutors have office hours at which further feedback may be sought. |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Procedural | Apply | Communicate ideas and arguments, in writing and in oral forms, in a clear manner and using the conventions of academic presentation |
| Reflection | Evaluate | Students will critically evaluate arguments presented by others as well as their own. |
| Conceptual | Understand | Consolidate their knowledge of the subject by means of independent research and synthesizing material from a range of sources; |
| Conceptual | Analyse | Use a range of critical skills to review and apply their knowledge in order to construct arguments; |
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