Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Convenor/Lecturer
Intan Paramaditha
Y3A 193B
By appointment
Convenor/Lecturer
Ilona Hongisto
Y3A 193F
By appointment
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Credit points |
Credit points
3
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
39cp at 100 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
This unit analyses issues in film culture by screenings and discussion of fictional and non-fictional media including films, television and online content from a range of countries. The unit examines contemporary and historical examples and their relation of philosophical concepts, critical and genre theory and cultural contexts.
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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
SUBMISSION
All written work must be submitted to Turnitin, via the link on iLearn. Please make sure your full name and student number appears on the first page of your document. All written work should be double spaced and justified to the left of the page.
ASSESSMENT STANDARDS
Assessment standards in this unit align with the University's grade descriptors, available at:
LATE SUBMISSION POLICY
“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.”
RE-MARKS
The Re-mark Application form is available at http://www.mq.edu.au/pubstatic/public/download/?id=167914
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Online Quizzes | 30% | No | Weeks 3-12 |
Active Participation | 20% | No | Weeks 1-12 |
Short Essay 1 | 25% | No | 17 Sep 2018 (11:59 PM) |
Short Essay 2 | 25% | No | 9 Nov 2018 (11:59 PM) |
Due: Weeks 3-12
Weighting: 30%
In MAS304 it is important to understand key concepts and theoretical positions pertaining to the major topics in Screen, Images, Ideas.
To assess your understanding of the readings and the lecture content, you will undertake weekly online multiple choice quizzes from week 3 to week 12 accessed via iLearn. These are worth 3% of your total mark each, 30% in total.
For each quiz, there will be 5 questions that you need to answer in 30 minutes. These questions are based on the readings and lecture content. Students will be notified by a unit announcement on iLearn when the quizzes are available for completion.
Assessment criteria:
- Ability to recognise the correct answer(s) to quiz questions.
- Demonstrated understanding and comprehension of unit readings and lecture content.
Due: Weeks 1-12
Weighting: 20%
Students are expected to attend tutorials and contribute to class discussions. You should demonstrate an ability to articulate and share ideas on concepts raised in the readings, screenings and lectures. Participation also involves asking pertinent questions that stimulate further discussions. It is essential that you do the readings and take the quiz before attending the tutorial.
Assessment criteria (for a full assessment rubric, please refer to iLearn):
Reading and reflection: Evidence of engagement with the unit readings, demonstration of in-class reflection through participation in assignments and discussions.
Communication: Demonstration of clear communication skills, evidence of engagement with arguments of others.
Due: 17 Sep 2018 (11:59 PM)
Weighting: 25%
Students will write an academic essay of 1,000 words (not including footnotes or bibliography) that covers unit materials from week 1-7. Students will write about a film that they have seen in class and analyse the representation of travel with regards to a specific theme or concept introduced in the unit. In the essay, social, political, and/ or historical contexts must be discussed in relation to the formal elements of the film. Bibliography must include at least four academic references, and two of them must be from the unit readings.
The short essay is to be submitted electronically via Turnitin on ilearn.
Assessment criteria:
Reading and research: Evidence of critical engagement with key concepts, themes, and social, political, and historical contexts introduced in the unit. Ability to identify key concepts in the readings and apply those concepts to the chosen film. Evidence of independent research outside the unit readings.
Argument and analysis: Ability to formulate a clear and specific thesis about how travel is portrayed in the chosen film. Ability to interpret ideas and support it with examples from the film. Ability to relate formal elements of the film and the larger contexts.
Writing and structure: Logical and coherent structure; clarity of expression; appropriate referencing; length.
Due: 9 Nov 2018 (11:59 PM)
Weighting: 25%
For the second short essay, students will engage with unit materials from weeks 8-12. Students will choose two scenes from two different films and compare the ways in which fact and fiction intertwine in the chosen scenes. Students are expected to analyse the chosen scenes closely, relate their analysis to the academic arguments discussed in weeks 8-12, as well as reflect on the importance of the scenes on the films’ overall meaning. Students must refer to 4 unit readings as well as demonstrate independent research on the chosen films. The essay length is 1000 words excluding the bibliography. The films screened in weeks 8-12 are accessible online through Macquarie University’s library (Kanopy or EduTV).
Assessment criteria:
Reading and research: Evidence of critical engagement with set course materials (unit readings, screened films and unit topics). Evidence of independent research on the films the chosen scenes are from. Ability to relate unit readings and independent research to the chosen scenes.
Argument and analysis: Evidence of critical thinking in relation to fact and fiction in the documentary. Identification of key audiovisual strategies used in the chosen examples. Analysis of the audiovisual strategies in relation to the overall meaning of the films.
Writing and structure: Logical and coherent structure; clarity of expression; appropriate referencing; length.
CLASSES
Unit lectures will be delivered as videos accessible via iLearn. All students are expected to attend tutorials. Before coming to the weekly tutorial, students need to make sure that they do the following:
1) Watch the lecture video on iLearn. 2) Watch the film of the week, available at Macquarie University library (on reserves or via Kanopy/ EduTV). 3) Read the required articles. 4) Take the online quiz.
Please check with MQ Timetables for the time and location of your tutorial.
REQUIRED READINGS
Required readings will be available through the library’s mulisearch function: http://www.mq.edu.au/about/campus-services-and-facilities/library/multi-search/multisearch
TECHNOLOGIES USED AND REQUIRED
Films are available via kanopy Streaming Service and on library reserves. Details on readings, assessments, and screenings will be available via iLearn. Students are expected to regularly check iLearn and their MQ email addresses for an announcement.
Week 1 (Intan) Travel – from exploration to travel to tourism
Film:
The Wizard of Oz (U.S.: dir. Victor Flemming, 1939). 1hr 52m.
Readings:
Week 2 (Intan) Figures of travelers: the tourist and/ as the flaneur
Film:
Easy Rider (U.S.: dir. Dennis Hopper, 1969). 1hr 35 m.
Readings:
Week 3 (Intan) Women on the Road
Film:
Thelma and Louise (U.S.; dir. Ridley Scott, 1991). 2hr 10m.
Readings:
Week 4 (Intan) Queer Mobility
Film:
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (Australia; dir. Stephan Elliott, 1994). 1hr 44m.
Readings:
Week 5 (Intan) Travel and Empire
Film:
The Black Narcissus (UK, dir. Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, 1947). 1hr 42m.
Readings:
Week 6 (Intan) Ethnographic Film and Counterdiscourses
Film:
Samson and Delilah (Australia, dir. Warwick Thornton, 2009), 2hr 14m.
Readings:
Week 7 (Intan) Migrant cinema
Screening:
My Son the Fanatic (UK; dir. Udayan Prasad, 1997). 1hr 27m.
Readings:
Recess
Week 8 (Ilona) – Animation
Film:
Waltz with Bashir (Ari Folman, 2008) 1hr 30min
Readings:
Week 9 (Ilona) – Fabulation
Film:
Stories We Tell (Sarah Polley, 2012) 1hr 58min
Readings:
Week 10 (Ilona) – Subjectivation
Film: Cameraperson (Kristen Johnson, 2016) 1hr 42min
Readings:
Week 11 (Ilona) – Power and imagination
Film: I Am Not Your Negro (Raoul Peck, 2016) 1hr 35min
Readings:
Week 12 (Ilona) – Seriality
Film:
Love, Lust and Lies (Gillian Armstrong, 2010) 1hr 27min
Readings:
Week 13 (Ilona) – Essay consultations
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Unit readings have been updated and assessment tasks have been modified.