In this module we will engage with key debates that have informed Film Studies. A range of theories and issues such as gender and sexualities, race, genre, authorship, semiotics and reception, will be applied to mainstream and independent cinema.

Butler, Alison, Women's Cinema, Wallflower, 2002
Caughie, John (ed.) Theories of Authorship, Routledge, 1981
Collins, Jim et. al. (eds.) Film Theory goes to the Movies, Routledge, 1993
Cook, Pam & Philip Dodd, Women and Film, BFI 1993
Cook, Pam (ed), The Cinema Book, BFI, 1999
Neale, Stephen, Genre, BFI 1980
Nelmes, Jill (ed.) An Introduction to Film Studies, Routledge, 1996
Schatz, Thomas, The Genius of the System: Hollywood filmmaking in the Studio System, Pantheon, 1996
Stam, Robert et al, New Vocabularies in Film Semiotics, Routledge 1992
Thornam, Sue, Passionate Detachment, Arnold, 1997
Turner, Graeme, The Social Meaning of Film, Routledge, 1999
Lapsey, Robert and Michael Westlake,. Film Theory: An Introduction, Manchester University Press, 1988
Young, Lola Fear of the Dark: 'Race', Gender & Sexuality in Cinema, Routledge, 1996

Critical Analysis [Learning Outcome 1]
Essay [Learning Outcomes 2,3]

Lectures and seminars
Critical analysis in relation to particular concepts introduced on the module
Precis and analysis of published literature
Critical evaluation of 2 different theories

The Film Theatre, including its surround sound system and high quality digital VHS/DVD projection facility