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Film and Television History (AA310) |
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What's this course about? AA310 Film and Television History is – as the name suggests – a course about the history of film and television. This means you will study a range of films and TV programmes focusing particularly on the social role and cultural influence of film in America, Britain and Western Europe. You will be introduced to various methods involved in the study of film and television history and will learn to place films and television programmes in their historical contexts. The course isn't an exhaustive survey of all film in all periods. Nor is it equally divided between film and television. Cinema came into its own in an era increasingly dominated by the USA, so in film history American cinema is of paramount importance. The American films you will study span a broad period, from those made in the 'golden age' of Hollywood, such as Stagecoach and Now, Voyager, to Titanic and the films of the Coen Brothers. You will also study British films of the 1950s and 1960s and West German, French and Italian films since the early 1970s. Your study of television will cover soap operas, single plays, literary adaptations, science fiction, adventure series and mini-series.
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