Undergraduate Course: Hollywood's Ancient World: Cinematic Constructs of the Past (ANHI10009)
Course Outline
| School |
School of History, Classics and Archaeology |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
| Home subject area |
Ancient History |
Other subject area |
Classical Literature in Translation |
| Course website |
None |
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| Course description |
This course traces the development of the epic film genre in Hollywood from 1917 to 2004 and will question how the American film industry approaches, uses and markets the ancient world. The course will question the political, social and cultural use of the past in Hollywood cinema, as well as examining issues such as masculinity, spectacle, sex and sexuality, advertising and marketing, film production, and film design. The recent re-emergence of the Hollywood epic is reintroducing students to a popular film genre; this course offers them a vehicle in which to understand the importance cinematic uses and recreations of the past in modern culture. |
Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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| Additional Costs |
None |
Course Delivery Information
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
After successful completion of this course the student will have:-
- knowledge of some important aspects of ideologies encountered in Hollywood's dialogue with the past;
- awareness of filmmaking techniques and audience reception of the past;
- in-depth studies of several key 'epic' films;
- understanding of the political, social and cultural use of the past in Hollywood cinema;
- ability to use critically a variety of different categories of written and visual evidence, including scripts, designs and marketing imagery;
- bibliographical research skills to enable students to find independently additional information on aspects of film and reception studies.
Transferable skills:-
- written skills and oral communication skills
- analytical skills
- ability to deal independently with a complex body of information
- ability to recognise and focus on important aspects of a wide-ranging subject and to select specific examples
- ability to produce a concise summary.
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Assessment Information
25% essay; 25% logbook;
50% degree exam (of 2 hours).
Visiting Student Variant Assessment
25% essay; 25% logbook;
50% take-home exam. |
| Please see Visiting Student Prospectus website for Visiting Student Assessment information |
Special Arrangements
| In order for a student from outwith Classics to be enrolled on this course, contact must be made with a Course Secretary on 50 3580 in order for approval to be obtained. |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones
Tel: (0131 6)50 3585
Email: L.Llewellyn.Jones@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Ms Elaine Hutchison
Tel: (0131 6)50 3582
Email: E.Hutchison@ed.ac.uk |
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