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Current Academic Year 2012 - 2013
Please note that this information is subject to change.

Module Title	Representations of Sci in Cinema & Television
Module Code	CM577
School	School of Communications
Online Module Resources
Module Co-ordinator	Semester 1: Pat Brereton Semester 2: Pat Brereton Autumn: Pat Brereton
NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	5
Pre-requisite	None
Co-requisite	None
Compatibles	None
Incompatibles	None

Description

This course will address issues of representation on screen through specific examples drawn from documentary, drama-documentary and fiction genres and science-fiction fields.

Learning Outcomes

1. Demonstrate a critical understanding of the main tendencies in the representation of science and technology in screen media
2. Demonstrate a knowledge of semiotic applications in the representation of science and technology;
3. Analyse and explain the role of narrative structure and process in the representation of scientific issues;
4. Demonstrate a knowledge of links between art, science and cultures of display in contemporary practice

Workload	Full-time hours per semester
*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Lecture	36	A structured approach to key areas
Directed learning	12	critical discussion of key issues in representation
Independent learning	77	Reading and viewing of texts and responses to same
Total Workload: 125

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

Key themes in representation of science and technology.
Concepts carried through the sessions include: rhetoric of the image, screen language, visual style, narrative structure and process, science fiction and utopianism. Central to the discussions will be the issue of how science [including technology; recurrent stereotypes such as the boffin, the alchemist, the heroic adventurer, the helpless genius] is mediated through popular media genres..

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment	100%	Examination Weight	0%

Course Work Breakdown
Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date

Reassessment Requirement
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories; 1 = A resit is available for all components of the module 2 = No resit is available for 100% continuous assessment module 3 = No resit is available for the continuous assessment component
This module is category 1

Indicative Reading List

Haynes, R: 0, Stereotypes of the scientist in Western Literature,
Sturken, M and Cartwright, L.,: 2002, Practices of Looking: an Introduction to Visual Culture (especially Chapter 8),
Ede, Sian: 0, Strange and Charmed: Science and the Contemporary Visual Arts,
Wilson, S: 0, Art + Science Now: How scientific research and technological innovation are becoming key to 21st-century aesthetics,
Brereton, Pat: 0, Hollywood Utopia: Ecology in Contemporary American Cinema,

Other Resources

None

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