| UNIT TITLE |
Narrative and Film |
| UNIT CODE |
CCC3211 |
| CREDIT POINTS |
15 |
| FULL YEAR UNIT |
No |
| MODE OF DELIVERY |
On-campus
Online
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This version of the unit will be offered from 1/07/2014 |
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DESCRIPTION
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This unit investigates diverse narrative strategies used within particular films in conjunction with the works of literature from which they have been adapted. It explores representations of ethnicity, class, gender and place in a broad conceptual framework of cultural studies. The unit also examines the structural process of adapting a literary text to film in the context of international and Australian film industries.
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| LEARNING OUTCOMES |
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- identify major themes and ideas in the texts from a range of theoretical narrative perspectives;
- demonstrate an analytic understanding of different theoretical as well as popular responses to film and the novel; and
- critically evaluate how issues of ethnicity, class, gender and place are represented through various narrative strategies.
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| UNIT CONTENT |
- Narrative differences between literature and film.
- Overview of the range of film and literary genres.
- Cultural representations as expressed in literature and cinema.
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| TEACHING AND LEARNING PROCESSES |
| Weekly film screenings, lectures and seminars.
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| GRADUATE ATTRIBUTES |
The following graduate attributes will be developed in this unit:
- Ability to communicate
- Critical appraisal skills
- Ability to generate ideas
- Cross-cultural and international outlook
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| ASSESSMENT |
| Grading Schema 1 |
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| Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners. |
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On-Campus Assessment
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Value
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Presentation
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Presentation
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30%
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Exercise
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Film analysis and narrative strategies critical exercise
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30%
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Essay
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Major essay
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40%
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Online Assessment
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Value
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Presentation
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Presentation
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30%
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Exercise
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Film analysis and narrative strategies critical essay
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30%
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Essay
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Major essay
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40%
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| TEXTS |
| Coetzee, J. M. (2010). Disgrace. Vintage Classics. |
| Dick, P. K. (2006). A scanner darkly. Vintage. |
| Jolley, E. (2009). The well. Ringwood, Australia: Penguin Books. |
| Shakespeare, W. (2006). The taming of the shrew. United Kingdom: Penguin Classics. |
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| Texts for this unit will be accompanied by films screened in class. Additional texts will be provided. |
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| SIGNIFICANT REFERENCES |
| Boozer, J. (ed.). (2008). Authorship in film adaptation. Austin, Tex.: University of Texas Press. |
| Bordwell, D. & Thompson, K. (2013). Film art: An introduction. (10th ed.). New York: McGraw Hill. |
| Constandinides, C. (2010). From film adaptation to post-celluloid adaptation. New York: Continuum. |
| Dick, B. (2010). The anatomy of film. (6th ed.). Palgrave Macmillan. |
| Krebs, K. (2013). Translation and Adaptation in Theatre and Film. Hoboken: Taylor and Francis. |
| Limbrick, P. (2010). Making settler cinema: Film and colonial encounters in the United States, Australia and New Zealand. Palgrave Macmillan. |
| Moran, A, & Vieth, E. (2006). Film in Australia: An introduction. Melbourne: Cambridge University Press. |
| Stam, R. (2000). Film theory: An introduction. Malden, USA: Blackwell publishers. |
| Wells-Lassagne, S. (2013). Screening Text: Critical Perspectives on Film Adaptation. Jefferson: McFarland & Company, Inc. |
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| JOURNALS |
| Cinema Papers. |
| Continuum: Journal of media and cultural studies. |
| Empire magazine. |
| Media international Australia: Incorporating culture and policy. |
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| WEB SITES |
| ABC www.abc.net.au/arts/film |
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| Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005) | |
| For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes, Graduate Attributes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Student Equity, Diversity and Disability Service website: |
| http://intranet.ecu.edu.au/student/support/student-equity |
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Academic Misconduct
Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:
- plagiarism;
- unauthorised collaboration;
- cheating in examinations;
- theft of other students’ work.
Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.
The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.
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