Overview

Genre is a dominant paradigm through which screen media are often understood in popular culture. By investigating film genre in detail, the topic will examine its role in shaping narrative form and visual aesthetics, with reference to its various historical, industrial and national contexts.

Aims

The topic aims to:

  • Provide a detailed knowledge of commercial film or television genres, and the social and industrial contexts which form them
  • Introduce students to the critical and theoretical concepts used to analyse screen genre
  • Develop students' analytical skills and their capacity to research and apply their understanding to a range of practices in independent research or the production of screen media

Learning outcomes

On completion of this topic you will be expected to be able to:
1.
Examine the various contexts which determine the principle aesthetics of genre
2.
Evaluate a critical and theoretical terminology used to analyse genre practices
3.
Conduct close analysis of genre narratives and produce critical argument
4.
Apply genre aesthetics in written and spoken discourse, and in creative practice

Requisites information

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