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| Program start date | Application deadline |
| 2026-07-06 | - |
Program Overview
Course Overview
The course FILM 304, Film Cultures B, is an advanced study of a film culture or linked film cultures that are fostered through shared production, distribution, and exhibition practices and that emerge from particular cultural or subcultural contexts. It explores the relationship of film and culture across national/transnational or cross-cultural frames.
Course Details
- Dates: 6 July 2026 to 8 November 2026
- Starts: Trimester 2
- Fees:
- NZ$1,156.00 for domestic students
- NZ$5,893.60 for international students
- Lecture Start Times:
- Monday 3.10pm
- Wednesday 3.10pm
- Campus: Kelburn
- Estimated Workload: Approximately 200 hours or 11.1 hours per week for 18 weeks
- Points: 20
Entry Restrictions
- Prerequisites: 40 200-level FILM points
- Corequisites: None
- Restrictions: FILM 233, FILM 333
Taught By
The course is taught by the School of Arts and Media — Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences.
Disclaimer
This course outline may be subject to change.
Key Dates
Important dates, including mid-trimester teaching breaks, can be found on the University's key dates calendar. Assessment dates will be announced once the course has begun.
About This Course
In 2026, this course will focus on suggestive and psychological horror films, covering topics such as narrative ambiguity, dread, the uncanny, folk horror, and post-horror. The course will be delivered as a fully on-campus course.
Course Learning Objectives
Students who pass this course should be able to:
- Conduct advanced critical analysis of the narrative, thematic, and/or audio-visual conventions of films made in a particular film culture.
- Examine the cultural issues raised by a particular film culture.
- Characterise and evaluate relevant scholarly and visual texts.
- Demonstrate critical, textual analysis, and research skills.
- Produce sustained and persuasive, research-based arguments in written, oral, and/or visual form.
How This Course Is Taught
The class will be delivered through a weekly 3-hour screening and 2 lectures, with a 1-hour tutorial in weeks 2-11. The course is designed to be taught in person only on the Kelburn campus. Lecture recordings are intended as a useful supplement to learning but not as a full substitute for lecture attendance. Screenings and tutorials will be held in person only, with no Zoom options.
Assessment
- Conceptual Essay (2200 words): 35%
- Creative Assignment: 25%
- Research Essay (2500 words): 40%
Mandatory Requirements
To pass this course, students must:
- Submit all assignments by the due date and achieve a mark of at least 35% for each assignment.
- Attend at least 8 out of 12 film screenings and 8 out of 10 tutorials.
Group Work
There may be some informal group work in tutorials, but this will not be assessed.
Lecture Times and Rooms
Lecture times and rooms will be announced.
What You'll Need to Get
Students may need to rent films for assignment purposes.
Past Versions of This Course
Older versions of this course may be accessible through the course archive.
Student Feedback
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