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COMM488 Visual Pleasures: Feminism Goes to the Movies

Credit Points 6
Offering Not offered in 2010
Intensive School(s) None
Supervised Exam There is no UNE Supervised Examination.
Pre-requisites candidature in a postgraduate award
Co-requisites None
Restrictions WGCO288 or WGCO388 or COMM388
Notes

offered in odd numbered years
Combined Units COMM388 - Visual Pleasures: Feminism Goes to the Movies
Coordinator(s) Jane O'Sullivan (josulli@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

This unit provides students with an introduction to feminist film analysis, and a feminist perspective on a range of mainstream films which represent and/or explore the representation of women. Students will study each film text in relation to a particular issue, and along with a specified piece of theoretical and analytical writing. Some of the films studied are: 'Gentlemen Prefer Blondes'; 'Aliens'; 'Vertigo'; 'The Piano'; 'Orlando' and 'Silence of the Lambs'.
Materials No text required
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Assessment
Title Exam Length Weight Mode No. Words
Assignment 1: Essay 40% 2000
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-4 GA: 1, 2, 3, 4, 7
Assignment 2: Essay 60% 4000
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-5 GA: 1, 2, 3, 4, 7

Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. understand, apply and reflect on key theories and terms developed in film analysis;
  2. analyse and interpret sequences from a range of feature films with reference to the visual and aural components of the mise-en-scene;
  3. understand feminist perspectives in film theory and critiques of mainstream cinema texts;
  4. identify and discuss, at an advanced conceptual level, issues in cinematic representations of women in particular social and cultural contexts;
  5. conduct independent research and analysis in an area of feminist film scholarship.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
Students will be able to demonstrate awareness of the historical development of feminist perspectives in film theory, and this will be formally assessed in both set assessment tasks. 		True True True
2 Communication Skills
This attribute will be assessed in the students' written essay and scenario response. In addition, this is evidenced in their interpretation of and responses to the visual and aural communication components of film. Students also listen to and interpret discussion and information on audio tapes. On-campus students have the additional components of verbal communication in discussions and oral presentations. 		True True True
3 Global Perspectives
Global perspectives are taught, assessed and practised in their engagement with and responses to social and economic issues of a wide range of identity groups, depicted in films from a wide range of nationalities and cultures. 		True True True
4 Information Literacy
Information literacy is taught, assessed and practised in relation to the reading, interpretation, analysis and application of information from various written, and audiovisual texts. 		True True True
5 Life-Long Learning
 True True
6 Problem Solving
Problem solving is taught and practised in the engagement with PBL scenarios. Problem Based Learning is the pedagogical approach employed in this unit. 		True True
7 Social Responsibility
Social responsibility is taught, assessed and practised in this unit in the engagement with complex issues of equity and access pertaining to the varous target equity groups represented and analysed in the texts and secondary materials. 		True True True
8 Team Work
 True True
   

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