ATS3536 Alternatives in film and television
Faculty of Arts
ATS3536 Alternatives in film and television is a level 3, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts, offered in 2020 in Semester 1 at Caulfield and Clayton. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2020
- Semester 1
- Caulfield, Clayton
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2022 entry.
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Requisites
Before ATS3536
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After ATS3536
No unit lists ATS3536 as a prerequisite in the 2020 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Prerequisite: Twelve credit points of second-year Arts units. As this is a third-year level unit, it is recommended that students only take this unit after they have completed at least one second-year level unit in Film and screen studies.
Prohibition: FTV2220, FTV3220
Overview
Alternatives in film and television raises questions of aesthetics and politics to consider a varied body of work, one considered 'alternative' in relation to 'dominant' cultural practice and value. The unit takes a range of case studies to understand how film and television texts set themselves apart dominant forms and practices at certain historical moments and in diverse national contexts. For example the unit might examine the new American cinema of the sixties and European counter-cinema of the seventies, or post-punk and American indie films of the 1980s and beyond. In the same way, the unit may take as its case study the work of women or Indigenous, or political filmmakers worldwide.
Offerings in 2020
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Caulfield | On campus |
| First semester | Clayton | On campus |
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1On the successful completion of this unit students will be expected to: recognise that alternative film and television must be understood in relation to mainstream or dominant practice; identify a material, social and political difference between historically specific moments of alternative (avant-garde, experimental or independent) film and television theory and practice; identify 'political modernism' of the sixties and seventies as a discursive field produced by specific practices of film criticism and associated institutions; translate this formulation of political modernism into a more contemporary engagement of film and television practice with theory and the aesthetic characteristics of (post)modernism.
Workload and teaching
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
Where it fits
ATS3536 is part of 2 areas of study in the 2020 handbook.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Constantine Verevis
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Constantine Verevis
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for ATS3536?
ATS3536 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is ATS3536 offered?
In 2020, ATS3536 runs in Semester 1 at Caulfield and Clayton.
How much work is ATS3536?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Which majors and minors include ATS3536?
ATS3536 is part of Film and screen studies.