Postgraduate Course: Film and Religion (THET11024)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Divinity |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
| Home subject area |
Theology and Ethics |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None
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Taught in Gaelic? |
No |
| Course description |
This course is designed to enable students to: Deepen their critical abilities to interpret film; Understand key concepts in film criticism and theory; Evaluate specific theological and religious approaches to film. Deconstruct underlying world-views embodied in cinematic narratives and characterisations. |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 1, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| New College | Lecture | | 1-11 | | | | 14:00 - 15:50 | |
| First Class |
Week 1, Thursday, 14:00 - 15:50, Zone: New College. Martin Hall |
| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
View films in a more critical, discerning and imaginative fashion
- Summarise, compare and critically write about specific approaches to 'religious and theological film-analysis'
- Use appropriate key concepts employed in film criticism when interpreting the moral and religious world of specific films
- Deconstruct the ethical virtues, value commitments and world views enacted in selected films
- Describe and critically analyse the religious and theological significance of specific films produced both in Hollywood and beyond
- Develop transferable skills in web research, writing about film and visual literacy |
Assessment Information
| Students will be asked to submit a 3,000 word essay. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
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| Keywords |
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Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Jolyon Mitchell
Tel: (0131 6)50 8922
Email: Jolyon.Mitchell@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Ms Felicity Smail
Tel: 0131 650 7227
Email: F.Smail@ed.ac.uk |
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