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| MA 2066 - Post-Classical Hollywood |
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Associated Term:
2019/20 Academic Session
Learning Objectives: This course offers students the opportunity to study the American commercial film industry since 1945, with an emphasis on the changes to the Hollywood mode of production in Hollywood's "post-classical" period "“ i.e., the decades since the collapse of the studio system in the 1950s. Individual films and filmmakers will be considered in principal relation to the institutional, economic and stylistic changes occurring at that point on Hollywood's historical evolution. Where appropriate, reference will also be made to relevant historical context during this period of enormous social and political upheaval and momentous cultural change in the United States. Topics to be discussed include the decline of the studio system (including the Paramount Decree, the HUAC hearings, the impact of television and the demise of the Production Code), the emergence of the New Hollywood, the rise and decline of Hollywood auteurism, genre revisionism and its meanings, the shifting forms of corporate organisation in Hollywood since the 1950s and their practical and aesthetic consequences, and the impact of contemporary media technologies.
Learning Outcomes:
1. be familiar with, and able to employ critically, the categories of "classical" and "post-classical" Hollywood
2. identify key filmmakers and genres in Hollywood cinema since World War II
3. understand the relationships between studio and independent American filmmaking
4. be aware of and able to discuss categories of race, gender, class and sexuality in relation to popular media texts
5. demonstrate written and oral analytical skills in interpreting film texts
Required Materials: Click here for the reading list system Technical Requirements: The total number of notional learning hours associated with course are 150. These will normally be broken down as follows: 10 hour(s) of Lectures across 10 week(s) 10 hour(s) of Seminars across 10 week(s) 0.25 hour(s) of Tutorials across 1 week(s) 0.25 hour(s) of Oral Case Study Presentation across 11 week(s) 40 hour(s) of Screenings across 10 week(s) 89.5 hour(s) of Guided Independent Study Formative Assessment: Joint Seminar presentation (15 minutes) Summative Assessment: Essay (1500 Words) - 30% Essay (3500 Words) - 70% |
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