Gwybodaeth Modiwlau
Course Delivery
Assessment
| Assessment Type | Assessment length / details | Proportion |
|---|---|---|
| Semester Assessment | Essay 2000 Words | 60% |
| Semester Assessment | Report This will be an exercise whereby students research a particular genre or format using sources such as the Radio Times or BBC Genome 1500 Words | 40% |
| Supplementary Assessment | Essay 2000 Words | 60% |
| Supplementary Assessment | Report 1500 Words | 40% |
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module students should be able to:
Demonstrate, through work in seminars and in written work, an advanced understanding of the history and development of television as a mass medium
Write a coherent, critically-informed essay using correct referencing style
Engage with primary historical sources on a critical level
Demonstrate a critical awareness of ways in which post-war film and television resonated with political, social, and cultural changes in Britain
Brief description
This module will consider the ways in which film and television in Britain reflected the changing nature of society after the Second World War. It will explore how television gradually became a popular domestic medium during this period and how television formats with which we are familiar today developed during this period. The political, social, and cultural contexts of film and television will also be studied and so we will consider how the small screen and the large screen resonated with (and reflected) changes in British society after 1945.
Aims
The aim of this module is to allow students to engage critically with debates around the role of film and television in British society in the period after the Second World War.
Content
Britain after the Second World War
Event television (1948 Olympics, 1953 Coronation)
Breaking the monopoly: ITV
Ealing Comedies
Free Cinema
Post-war documentary
Television and the Cold War
Sex, Class and Realism
Screening the nations
The post-war film and television audience
Module Skills
| Skills Type | Skills details |
|---|---|
| Creative Problem Solving | This will be developed in seminars |
| Critical and analytical thinking | This will be developed in seminars and assessed in both assignments |
| Reflection | Students will reflect on their own learning in the essay assignment |
| Subject Specific Skills | Students will develop skills in historical source analysis |
Notes
This module is at CQFW Level 6