ATS3531 · Gender and sexuality in film and television

Overview

Gender and Sexuality in Film and Television surveys different dimensions of film feminism. It acknowledges the vital ways in which feminist film theory has shaped the discipline and the importance of gender and sexuality in understanding how film and television circulates amongst diverse audiences. Topics may include genre, authorship, women in industry and activism. The unit will critically engage with debates in film studies and also draw on concepts in gender, LGBT, nonbinary and critical race theory. There will be an emphasis on theories of spectatorship, audiences and the relationship between film and television and the viewer. A range of different contemporary and historical screen examples will be discussed and viewed throughout the semester, encompassing film and television from Australian, the USA, Asia and other regional or national contexts.

Areas of study: Film and screen studies Communications and media studies

Offerings

The Handbook publishes no offerings for this unit.

Assessment

The Handbook does not list a final examination among the assessment items. That is not a guarantee there is none.

Within semester assessment: 100%

Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.

Requisites

The Handbook lists no prerequisite, corequisite or prohibition for this unit.

Learning outcomes

1. Demonstrate an understanding the historical development of key theoretical approaches in feminist film theory;
2. Analyse the formal and narrative codes of different screen media by employing and synthesizing multiple methods in feminist film theory;
3. Compare and assess different theoretical approaches to gender, film, television or web media and evaluate their utility for critiquing gender politics;
4. Critically analyse written and filmic texts in a clear and confident manner in both written and oral presentation.

Workload

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

Student experience, not official rules. Nothing here changes what the Handbook says.