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MMCC2021 – Australian Film and Television
2020 – Session 1, Weekday attendance, North Ryde
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General Information
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| Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Anthony Lambert
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| Credit points |
Credit points
10
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| Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
40cp at 1000 level or above
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| Corequisites |
Corequisites
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| Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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| Unit description |
Unit description
What do we mean by 'being Australian'? In Australia, film and television are used by the creative industries and viewing public to create, share, critique and sustain ideas of identity and space, and to mediate associated cultural concerns. This unit focuses on constructions of 'Australianness' drawn from these Australian contexts, using cultural-critical frameworks to explore the production and consumption of Australian film and television locally and globally.
In addition, by canvassing themes or representation, genre, style, policy, history and industrial practice, this course explores the trajectories and texts of Australian film and television as well as the contemporary preoccupations of both. The production of identity, Indigeneity, gender, sexuality, race, religion and politics from an Australian perspective is explored through a number of Australian feature films, documentaries and television programs.
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Important Academic Dates
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Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- ULO1: demonstrate scholarly and thematic familiarity (contemporary and historical) of Cultural Studies with respect to Australian film and television.
- ULO2: analyse Australian screen texts and associated cultural practices (Australian spaces, media, scholarly work, social and historical phenomena).
- ULO3: evaluate the politicised aspects of Australian life.
- ULO4: identify the production of 'Australianness' through discourses of nationalism and social inclusion.
- ULO5: communicate findings in written and creative form, as well as facilitate and participate in discussions and presentations.
- ULO6: apply accepted academic standards of communications in both written and spoken form.
- ULO7: identify issues specific to Cultural Studies practice, including ethical relations to others, social justice and equity, and the appreciation of diversity.
Assessment Tasks
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General Assessment Information
Unless a Special Consideration request has been submitted and approved,
(a) a penalty for lateness will apply –two (2) marks out of 100 will be deducted per day for assignments submitted after the due date – and
(b) no assignment will be accepted more than seven (7) days (incl. weekends) after the original submission deadline. No late submissions will be accepted for timed assessments – e.g. quizzes, online tests.
Delivery and Resources
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Delivery: Daytime, Internal
Technologies Used: iLearn, Echo360, Turnitin, Leganto, Kanopy
Times and Locations for Lectures, Tutorials and Screenings
Lectures: Mondays 4:00PM, 17 Wally's Walk. Lectures begin in week one.
Tutorials: I hr each week as per timetable/enrolment. Tutorials begin in week two.
Required Resources
MMCC2021 has set readings and screenings for each weekly topic which you must read and study.
Readings must be done from week one. and are accessed via the Library multi-search function and/or the Leganto link on the iLearn page.
Screenings: The required weekly screenings are done in your own time, using the Kanopy streaming links and/or web links provided in iLearn (or by using the Leganto link/library website). You must watch each title before each appropriate tutorial, and make notes for your journal entries and tests.
For current updates, lecture times and classrooms please consult the MQ Timetables website: http://www.timetables.mq.edu.au
Unit Schedule
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Week One: Screening Australianness
Week Two: Screening National Identity
Week Three: Screening Indigeneity
Week Four: Screening History
Week Five: Screening Multiculturalism
Week Six: Screening Migration and Detention
Week Seven: Reading Week
Week Eight: Screening Gender
Week Nine: Screening Sex and Sexuality
Week Ten: Screening Religion and Spirituality
Week Eleven: Screening Badlands and Criminality
Week Twelve: Screening Mobility and Misdemeanors
Week 13: Course Review (No formal classes)
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- Academic Appeals Policy
- Academic Integrity Policy
- Academic Progression Policy
- Assessment Policy
- Fitness to Practice Procedure
- Grade Appeal Policy
- Complaint Management Procedure for Students and Members of the Public
- Special Consideration Policy (Note: The Special Consideration Policy is effective from 4 December 2017 and replaces the Disruption to Studies Policy.)
Students seeking more policy resources can visit the Student Policy Gateway (https://students.mq.edu.au/support/study/student-policy-gateway). It is your one-stop-shop for the key policies you need to know about throughout your undergraduate student journey.
If you would like to see all the policies relevant to Learning and Teaching visit Policy Central (https://staff.mq.edu.au/work/strategy-planning-and-governance/university-policies-and-procedures/policy-central).
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