SCRN2300.3: Hollywood Diversity: Blockbuster, Arthouse, Exploitation
An exploration of Hollywood’s diverse and most well-known commercial cinema.
Duration
3 weeksWeekly study
3 hours
SCRN2300.3: Hollywood Diversity: Blockbuster, Arthouse, Exploitation
This is the third of four courses that make up the SCRN2300 Hollywood and Beyond: American Cinema in Context program.
Each week we examine a specific feature film and its historical, industrial, national, social, economic, political, and cultural dimensions, covering key moments in Hollywood history and select other American cinema.
The program charts the connections and stark differences within films from this part of the world and the similarly diverse nature of cinema studies from the region, gaining both inside and outside perspectives on the most powerful country in history and its equally dominant commercial cinema.
What topics will you cover?
Please see the SCRN2300 Hollywood and Beyond: American Cinema in Context course handbook for more detail.
Learning on this course
On every step of the course you can meet other learners, share your ideas and join in with active discussions in the comments.
What will you achieve?
By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...
- Classify Hollywood films within their historical, spatial, geopolitical, industrial, socio-cultural contexts.
- Apply appropriate interpretive and theoretical models to the discussion of American cinema within and beyond the USA.
- Explore the narrative and aesthetic form of Hollywood and other American films.
- Demonstrate intermediate research, analytical and communication skills in the area of screen studies.
Who is the course for?
This course is for anyone looking to learn more about Hollywood films and American cinema.
Who will you learn with?
I am a senior lecturer in Film, Media and Cultural Studies at the University of Newcastle, and the program convenor for the Bachelor of Arts. My research specialises in European and modernist cinema.
Who developed the course?
The University of Newcastle Australia
The University of Newcastle is a world-class university distinguished by a commitment to equity and excellence. Ranked in Australia’s Top 10 universities, and 173rd in the world (QS rankings, 2024).
Established
1965Location
Newcastle, AustraliaWorld ranking
Top 180Source: QS World University Rankings 2024
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