Overview

This unit explores and uses a range of analytic frameworks within screen studies to familiarise students with diverse traditions of international film and television, and allow them to conduct in-depth research into a selected aspect of screen culture

Requisites

Prerequisites

150 credit points

Teaching periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
Teaching Period 2
Location
Online
Start and end dates
07-July-2025
05-October-2025
Last self-enrolment date
20-July-2025
Census date
01-August-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
22-August-2025
Results released date
28-October-2025
Semester 2
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
04-August-2025
02-November-2025
Last self-enrolment date
17-August-2025
Census date
31-August-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
19-September-2025
Results released date
09-December-2025

Learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

  • Demonstrate knowledge, conceptual understanding and expertise in the field of cinema and screen studies through assessment that includes film festival curation and essay-writing
  • Formulate arguments that draw on and critique the differences between relevant theories and evidence as they pertain to the field of cinema and screen studies from a global perspective
  • Exercise initiative and judgment in planning, problem solving and decision making in scholarship, alone and in collaboration with others
  • Demonstrate a capacity for critical analysis, creativity and problem-solving in relation to a range of screen texts from around the world.
  • Recognise and reflect on social, cultural, and ethical issues relating to screen and screen industries in local and international contexts.
  • Demonstrate an understanding of the audience through the capacity to interpret and communicate ideas, problems and arguments in a range of screen contexts.
  • Demonstrate a critical understanding of and the capacity to apply screen research methodologies to industry-read digital assessment

Teaching methods

Hawthorn

Type Hours per week Number of weeks Total (number of hours)
On-campus
Class		3.00 12 weeks 36
On-campus
Class		1.00 12 weeks 12
Specified Activities
Various		2.00 12 weeks 24
Unspecified Activities
Various		6.50 12 weeks 78
TOTAL150

Assessment

Type Task Weighting ULO's
Research Essay Individual 45%  1,2,3,4,5,6,7 
Applied Project Group 30%  1,3,4,5,7 
Applied Project Individual  25%  1,2,3,4,5,6,7 

Content

  • Globalisation of screen industries from Hollywood to Bollywood and Nollywood
  • Examination of the diverse histories, dynamics and politics of film and television around the world
  • Cultural contexts of feature films, documentaries, TV programmes and experimental works
  • Conditions of production and reception
  • Transnational dimensions of film and television
  • Screen research methodologies

Study resources

Reading materials

A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.