ATS3539 Asian cinema and television
Faculty of Arts
ATS3539 Asian cinema and television is a level 3, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts, offered in 2021 in Semester 1 at Caulfield. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2021
- Semester 1
- Caulfield
- Assessment
- No exam
- 4 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2021 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before ATS3539
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After ATS3539
No unit lists ATS3539 as a prerequisite in the 2021 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Prohibition: ATS2539
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.
Overview
From kung fu and martial arts cinema to internationally-award winning art films, Asian cinema has attracted popular and critical attention from audiences around the world. This unit will provide methods and frameworks for exploring the unique films and television being produced from Asia, beginning with an outline of national industries and contexts and moving to a discussion of regional and international audiences for Asian film and television. Specific attention will be paid to transnational Chinese cinemas (from China, Taiwan and Hong Kong) - both in their popular and art forms - and to the cinemas of South East Asia. The unit will also consider more recent pan-Asian productions and diasporic cinemas including Asian Australian cinema. An analysis of television dramas and reality TV formats in Asia will allow us to consider changing audience tastes and consumption practices.
Offerings in 2021
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Caulfield | On campus |
Assessment
- Seminar Questions5%
- Essay Plan and Annotated Bibliography25%
- Research Essay40%
- Online Visual Test30%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
An ability to discuss particular examples of Asian Cinema and Television texts in ways that show some understanding of generic considerations, cultural differences and historical specificity;
- 2
A general theoretical awareness of the problematic of cross cultural readings;
- 3
Some understanding of how cinema has developed across national and transnational film industries in different parts of the world.
Workload and teaching
- Tutorials24 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
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. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
Where it fits
ATS3539 is part of 3 areas of study in the 2021 handbook.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Associate Professor Olivia Khoo
- Chief Examiners
- Associate Professor Olivia Khoo
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for ATS3539?
ATS3539 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is ATS3539 offered?
In 2021, ATS3539 runs in Semester 1 at Caulfield.
How much work is ATS3539?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does ATS3539 have an exam?
No. ATS3539 has 4 assessment tasks and no exam.
Which majors and minors include ATS3539?
ATS3539 is part of Film and screen studies; and Screen.