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National and Transnational Cinemas

  • ENGL3401
  • Semester 1 (see Timetable)
  • 6 points
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This unit studies a range of national and transnational cinemas from Western and non-Western contexts. It examines the significance of cinema as an art form, cultural medium and creative element in local, national and transnational narrative flows, formations and histories. Thus students consider how cinematic practices destabilise the traditional West verses non-West binary, and how they continue to transform creative-cultural maps and borders.<br/><br/>As a Level 3 unit, this unit builds on the foundations laid in Level 1 and 2 units, by extending students' engagement with a more specialised field in film and cultural studies, while encouraging the advanced practice of analytical and... -- Course Website

Instructor: Associate Professor Tony Hughes-d'Aeth

Prerequisites: any Level 2 English unit



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