MEDIA 300

New Zealand Film since the Mid-1980s

Please note: this is archived course information from 2018 for MEDIA 300.

Description

Traces a history of filmmaking in Aotearoa New Zealand from the mid-1980s to the present day. Topics include the country’s (post)colonial connections with Britain and the US; the struggle to create a bicultural nation; gender and sexuality; the film industry’s relationship with Hollywood and the production of ‘blockbusters’; fourth cinema; and digital filmmaking.

Availability 2018

Not taught in 2018

Lecturer(s)

TBA

Points

MEDIA 300: 15 points

Prerequisites

30 points at Stage II in Media, Film and Television

Restrictions

FTVMS 208, MEDIA 208, FTVMS 300