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UNE unit code: COMM589

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  • Trimester 3 - Online
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Intensive schools
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Supervised exam
  • No
Credit points
  • 6

Unit information

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There is a new, exciting field of industry practice that uses screen media for human rights awareness and advocacy. As human rights issues continue to be exposed across the world, this medium becomes more and more important.

In this unit you will use an interdisciplinary approach that blends screen and media studies with history, philosophy and international law. You will examine the portrayal of human rights issues in cinema, television and online platforms from Australia and other countries.

By exploring new developments in screen studies research and production with links to film festivals, activism and social change, this unit offers you a dynamic learning experience that is engaged with the wider world.

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Teaching period
Mode/location
Trimester 3Online

*Offering is subject to availability

Intensive schools

There are no intensive schools required for this unit.

Enrolment rules

Pre-requisites
candidature in a postgraduate award
Restrictions
COMM389
Combined units

Notes

Please refer to the student handbook for current details on this unit.

Unit coordinator(s)

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Fincina HopgoodLecturer in Screen Studies - Faculty of Humanities, Arts, Social Sciences and Education; School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences

Learning outcomes

Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:

  1. demonstrate advanced knowledge and in-depth understanding of the historical and cultural contexts of a range of human rights issues;
  2. demonstrate sophisticated understanding of a range of screen media forms, genres and techniques;
  3. apply advanced skills of analysis to investigate how various forms of screen media are used to represent human rights issues;
  4. undertake independent research to inform detailed analysis of a case study; and
  5. communicate and present complex ideas and arguments coherently, using appropriate disciplinary forms and conventions of academic writing.

Assessment information

Assessments are subject to change up to 8 weeks prior to the start of the teaching period in which you are undertaking the unit.

TitleMust CompleteWeightOfferingsAssessment Notes
Assessment 1No20%All offerings

Short essay

No. Words: 1000

Assessment 2Yes30%All offerings

Written report

No. Words: 2000

Assessment 3Yes50%All offerings

Research Essay

No. Words: 3000

Learning resources

Textbooks are subject to change up to 8 weeks prior to the start of the teaching period in which you are undertaking the unit.

Note: Recommended material is held in the University Library — purchase is optional.

Watching Human Rights: The 101 Best Films

ISBN: 9781612051413

Gibney, M., Routledge 2014

Text refers to: All offerings

Stray: Human-Animal Ethics in the Anthropocene

ISBN: 9780909952907

Creed, B., Power Publications 2017

Text refers to: All offerings

Human Rights Film Festivals: Activism in Context

ISBN: 9781137454232

Tascón, S, Palgrave MacMillan 2015

Note: An eBook is also available (ISBN: 9781137454249).

Text refers to: All offerings

Activist Film Festivals: Towards a Political Subject

ISBN: 9781783206346

Tascón, S., and Wils, T., Intellect 2016

Text refers to: All offerings

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