Undergraduate Course: Modernism and the Cinema (LLLG07062)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 7 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | Modernism and the Cinema is designed to introduce students to the theories and practices of filmic modernism. The course will investigate the ways in which modernist filmmakers sought to overturn the realist and naturalistic style of Hollywood. Some of the major filmmakers to be discussed include Alain Resnais, Michelangelo Antonioni, Ingmar Bergman and Andrei Tarkovsky. |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2015/16, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Lifelong Learning - Session 3 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
98 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
A 2000 word essay submitted after the course finishes, worth 100% of the total mark. |
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Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, students should be able to:
- Understand the importance of modernism in film and its wide-ranging influence.
- Describe the development of modernist cinema.
- Explain the significance of individual modernist films and their relation to others.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Ms Martine Pierquin
Tel: (0131 6)51 1182
Email: m.pierquin@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Sabine Murdoch
Tel: (0131 6)51 1855
Email: Sabine.Murdoch@ed.ac.uk |
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