ENGL3008
Shakespeare on Film
10 Units
Available in 2014
| Callaghan Campus | Semester 1 |
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Previously offered in 2012, 2010, 2008, 2006, 2004
The course will consider a group of filmed versions of Shakespeare's plays in relation to the play texts from which they derive and in relation to film techniques and effects.
| Objectives | Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to demonstrate (1) a broad understanding of issues related to a set of Shakespeare texts, and to the adaptation of drama texts into film (2) a detailed understanding of a group of culturally central Shakespeare texts (3) core skills in written and oral communication, in textual and in visual-medium analysis. |
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| Content | * Reading and discussion of a group of Shakespeare play texts and associated secondary materials * Viewing and comparative study of filmed versions of the texts and associated secondary materials * General consideration of the adaptation of plays into film, bearing in mind the theatrical tradition of performance, staging and direction * Detailed consideration of the impact of film techniques on the construction of meaning by audiences |
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| Replacing Course(s) | The course will be offered as an addition to those already available to students wishing to complete an English and Writing major or build up a minor sequence in those disciplines. It should have no direct impact on course offerings by other Faculties or Schools. |
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| Transition | N/A | ||||||||
| Industrial Experience | 0 | ||||||||
| Assumed Knowledge | 20 units of English at 1000 level | ||||||||
| Modes of Delivery | Internal Mode | ||||||||
| Teaching Methods | Lecture
Laboratory Seminar |
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| Contact Hours | Laboratory: for 2 hour(s) per Week for Full Term Seminar: for 2 hour(s) per Week for Full Term |
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| Timetables | 2014 Course Timetables for ENGL3008 |