MO4959 British Cinema History (1920 - 1960)

Academic year

2024 to 2025 Full Year

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Key module information

SCOTCAT credits

60

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SCQF level

SCQF level 10

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Availability restrictions

Available only to students in the second year of the Honours Programme.

Planned timetable

TBC

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Module coordinator

Dr J J Nott

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Module Staff

Dr J J Nott

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Module description

This module will examine the relationship between film and British society, from the 1920s to the 1960s. It explores the significance of film as a critical medium of cultural communication through which ideas, values, and understandings of contemporary society and of 'history'; are expressed, mediated and shaped. We will ask how films construct the world they seek to represent. The films used will address critical issues and problems that have shaped Twentieth Century British society and culture: national identity, politics and political leadership, social class and mobility, gender roles, race and major historical events such as the Depression, World War II and the growth of the Welfare State.

Assessment pattern

2 x 2-hour Written Examinations = 40%, Coursework = 60%

Re-assessment

New Coursework: 1 x source exercise (2,500 words) and 1 x 5,000-word essay = 100%

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact

1 x 3-hour seminar, plus 1 office hour.