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The course deals with a series of classic twentieth-century European films, selected from several European national cultures in order to demonstrate, on a comparative basis, the development of European cinema using its major landmarks.

20 x 1 hour sessions over both semesters as scheduled in MyCampus.

This is one of the honours options in SMLC and may not run every year. The options that are running this session are available on MyCampus.

Available to all students fulfilling the requirements for Honours entry into one of the SMLC Honours programmes, Honours entry to History, Honours entry to CEES and by arrangement to visiting students or students of other Honours programmes who qualify under the University's 25% regulation.

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The standard assessments for this course are:

■ Time-limited assignment (1500 words) to be completed over a 4-day period - 50%

■ Essay (2000 words) - 50%

If required, for instance where a disability prevents a student from undertaking a specific method of assessment, the following alternatives are available:

■ There is no alternative to the time-limited assignment, but extra time can be offered as reasonable adjustment (students should follow the usual process for examination adjustments).

■ There is no alternative to the essay, but an extension to the deadline can be offered as reasonable adjustment (students should follow the usual process for extensions).

Further reasonable adjustments may be provided where necessary. Students are encouraged to consult with the course convenor. 

It is the default expectation that all courses will offer opportunities for reassessment or deferred assessment. Where it is not possible to offer this in some assessment components, the grade achieved at the first attempt will be counted towards the final course grade, and any exceptions for this course are described below.

[No exceptions]

This course will provide the opportunity to:

■ study genres, styles, themes and aesthetics of classic European cinema, East and West;

■ discuss critically various aspects of classic European cinema, situating these within suitable socio-historical contexts and theoretical and analytical frameworks;

■ compare and contrast various aspects of classic European cinema in a broader context of developments in world cinema.

By the end of this course students will be able to:

■ identify and describe some of the most significant developments in classic European cinema, East and West, in terms of themes, genres, styles as an instrument of social self-examination;

■ discuss these cinematic developments within socio-historical contexts of the development of European cinemas specifically and world cinema more generally;

■ discuss critically and analyse these cinematic developments within suitable theoretical frameworks.