Course Title: Border Crossings: Cinema, Community and Nation
Part A: Course Overview
Course Title: Border Crossings: Cinema, Community and Nation
Credit Points: 12.00
Terms
Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
COMM2876 |
City Campus |
Undergraduate |
345H Media and Communication |
Face-to-Face |
Sem 2 2022, Sem 2 2023, Sem 2 2024, Sem 2 2025 |
COMM2897 |
RMIT University Vietnam |
Undergraduate |
345H Media and Communication |
Face-to-Face |
Viet1 2023, Viet3 2023, Viet1 2024, Viet2 2024, Viet3 2024, Viet1 2025, Viet2 2025, Viet3 2025 |
COMM2898 |
RMIT Vietnam Hanoi Campus |
Undergraduate |
345H Media and Communication |
Face-to-Face |
Viet1 2023, Viet3 2023, Viet1 2024, Viet2 2024, Viet3 2024, Viet1 2025, Viet2 2025, Viet3 2025 |
Flexible Terms
Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
COMM2876 |
City Campus |
Undergraduate |
345H Media and Communication |
Face-to-Face |
UGRDFlex23 (All) |
Course Coordinator: Stephen Gaunson
Course Coordinator Phone: +61 3 9925 9553
Course Coordinator Email: stephen.gaunson@rmit.edu.au
Course Coordinator Location: Building 9, Level 4
Course Coordinator Availability: By appointment.
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
None
Course Description
In this course you will explore the role played by community, nation and national identity in understanding and interpreting specific films, genres, production processes and screen cultures in industrial and political, local and global, First Nations and colonial contexts. You will also analyse the relation between specific ‘national’ cinemas and the forces of diversification, internationalisation, transnationalism and globalisation in contemporary cinema and across film history.
Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development
This is an option course and will complement the learning outcomes you are developing in your program.
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to:
CLO1: Explore national cinema/s in relation to their social, cultural, political and industrial contexts
CLO2: Critically analyse discourses of nation and theoretical debates concerning national cinema/s
CLO3: Investigate the impact of transnational and international production, distribution and exhibition on national cinema/s
CLO4: Critically discuss the role of cinema and specific films in the formation, representation, circulation and questioning of national identity.
Overview of Learning Activities
You will be actively engaged in learning that involves a range of activities such as screenings, seminars, project work, class discussion, individual and group activities. Delivery of this course will be face to face on campus. Please check Canvas regularly for changes in location or in case a particular class needs to move online for a specific week.
Overview of Learning Resources
RMIT will provide you with resources and tools for learning in this course through our online systems.
A list of recommended learning resources will be provided by your lecturer, including books, journal articles and web resources. You will also be expected to seek further resources relevant to the focus of your own learning.
There are services and resources available to support your learning through the University Library. The Library provides guides on academic referencing and subject specialist help as well as a range of study support services. A “Screen Studies Research” guide is available through the Library subject guides.
For further information about Library services, please visit the Library page on the RMIT University website and the RMIT student website.
The RMIT Australian Screen Research Collection (RMIT ASRC) is a specialist film and television library that is housed within the Central Library on our city campus. It is one of the most significant film and TV studies research collection in Melbourne - and probably the best collection of Australian cinema-related research materials available anywhere. This is a research library which means that materials cannot be borrowed and need to be looked at in the library (but this is an advantage as it means materials are generally always available to access). Librarians at the RMIT ASRC can assist you both online and on campus at the library. They can provide one-on-one research consultations to help guide your research and provide a wealth of expertise.
Overview of Assessment
You will be assessed on how well you meet the course’s learning outcomes and your development against the program learning outcomes.
Assessment Tasks
Assessment Task 1: Class Presentation (25%) [CLOs 1 & 2]
Assessment Task 2: Key Historical Moments: Analysis Task (35%) [CLO 1, 2, 3 & 4]
Assessment Task 3: Research Task (40%) [CLOs 2, 3 & 4]
Feedback will be given on all assessment tasks.
If you have a long-term medical condition and/or disability it may be possible to negotiate to vary aspects of the learning or assessment methods. You can contact the program coordinator or Equitable Learning Services if you would like to find out more.
Your course assessment conforms to RMIT assessment principles, regulations, policies, procedures and instructions.