Screening Urban Cultures

Course aim

To advance students’ understanding of space and place in the context of urban culture and their screen media representation.

Course content

This course explores how the relationship between cities and film has helped to define and articulate modern and postmodern urban cultures. This includes: the modern and postmodern city, consumption/consumerism, globalisation and cosmopolitanism. Perceptual and affective landscapes, ‘public/private’ boundaries, diversity and memory and nostalgia are also covered. ‘Public’ discourses and practices of social differentiation and control are debated to explore how power affects the everyday fabric of urban cultures. National cinemas and cities as specific sites of representation will be examined to unpack the everydayness of urban culture from a methodological perspective.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
HUMS 2023	Culture, Place and Meaning

The listed prerequisite or by Program Director approval.

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAGILL
Lecture	1 hour x 13 weeks
Seminar	2 hours x 13 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Major research essay, Minor essay

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 4A)
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.