FTVMS 315

Action Films

Please note: this is archived course information from 2016 for FTVMS 315.

Description

Investigates action films as a genre and a "spectacle" in world cinema. Considers the aesthetic qualities of the genre and its interaction with the wider context. Issues studied include the relationship between conventions and inventions, the combination of visual and aural spectacle, as well as how identity is articulated through the discourse of nation, gender, ethnicity, age and the landscape.

Availability 2016

Not taught in 2016

Lecturer(s)

Coordinator(s) Associate Professor Xuelin Zhou

Reading/Texts

Recommended Reading

Points

FTVMS 315: 15 points

Prerequisites

30 points from FTVMS 201-214, 216-239, MĀORI 271

Restrictions

FTVMS 221