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<p>Recreations of the past in film, television and digital media are a major way in which individuals and the public encounter history. This Intermediate-level unit provides students with skills, knowledge and approaches to critically engage with dramatic representations of the past on screen. Students compare how the forms, affordances and methods of written and screen media offer distinct ways of accessing information and ideas about the past. The unit examines a range of screen examples as case studies and uses digital technology to explore how concerns of the present shape audiovisual and written histories. By investigating ways that dramatisations of the past are shaped by mediums, storytelling practices and social and cultural contexts, the unit imparts understanding of how screen representations contribute to thought about past events, societies, geographic places and cultures.</p>
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<p>Topics may include some of the following:<br>
1. Theoretical models and scholarly debates relating to historical film<br>
2. A focus on regional, Australian and/or international case studies of history on screen <br>
3. Roles of historical screen works in shaping public, personal and community perceptions of heritage<br>
4. Gender and sexuality in historical film and/or television<br>
5. Historical narratives centring on ethnicity and/or cultural difference<br>
6. Screen representations of traumatic historical events<br>
7. Comparing historical dramatisation and historical documentary<br>
8. Screen biographies of historical people<br>
9. Relationships between historical screen works and genre, such as the Western, comedy, musical, animation<br>
10. Historical representation in video games<br>
11. Creating a digital work such as a slideshow of drawings, paintings and/or photos, a short video in a documentary or dramatised mode, a podcast, a live staging captured on video.</p>
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<p>Where supplementary assessment is available a student must have failed overall in the Unit but gained a final mark of 45 per cent or above, has completed all major assessment tasks (including all sub-components where a task has multiple parts) as specified in the Unit Description and is not eligible for any other form of supplementary assessment.</p>
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<p>Recreations of the past in film, television and digital media are a major way in which individuals and the public encounter history. This Intermediate-level unit provides students with skills, knowledge and approaches to critically engage with dramatic representations of the past on screen. Students compare how the forms, affordances and methods of written and screen media offer distinct ways of accessing information and ideas about the past. The unit examines a range of screen examples as case studies and uses digital technology to explore how concerns of the present shape audiovisual and written histories. By investigating ways that dramatisations of the past are shaped by mediums, storytelling practices and social and cultural contexts, the unit imparts understanding of how screen representations contribute to thought about past events, societies, geographic places and cultures.</p>
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<p>Topics may include some of the following:<br> 1. Theoretical models and scholarly debates relating to historical film<br> 2. A focus on regional, Australian and/or international case studies of history on screen <br> 3. Roles of historical screen works in shaping public, personal and community perceptions of heritage<br> 4. Gender and sexuality in historical film and/or television<br> 5. Historical narratives centring on ethnicity and/or cultural difference<br> 6. Screen representations of traumatic historical events<br> 7. Comparing historical dramatisation and historical documentary<br> 8. Screen biographies of historical people<br> 9. Relationships between historical screen works and genre, such as the Western, comedy, musical, animation<br> 10. Historical representation in video games<br> 11. Creating a digital work such as a slideshow of drawings, paintings and/or photos, a short video in a documentary or dramatised mode, a podcast, a live staging captured on video.</p>
Key information
Institute / school:
Institute of Education, Arts & Community
Discipline:
Humanities and Social Sciences
Study level:
Undergraduate
Credit points:
15
EFTSL:
0.125
Field of education:
090399 - Studies in Human Society, n.e.c.
Offering:
<p><strong>Semester 1</strong><p>Ballarat - Mt Helen (On Campus)</p><p>On-line Learning</p></p>
Grade scheme:
Graded (e.g. HD, D, C, etc)
Placement component:
No
Fee information:
<a href="http://www.federation.edu.au/locate/unit/badig2002">View unit fees</a>
Requisites
Prerequisite
<p>must have completed 1 of <a href="/ords/r/curriculum/catalogue/course?p6_code=BADIG1001" target="_blank">BADIG1001</a>/<a href="/ords/r/curriculum/catalogue/course?p6_code=BAHIS1001" target="_blank">BAHIS1001</a>/<a href="/ords/r/curriculum/catalogue/course?p6_code=BAHIS1002" target="_blank">BAHIS1002</a>/<a href="/ords/r/curriculum/catalogue/course?p6_code=BAIND1001" target="_blank">BAIND1001</a>/<a href="/ords/r/curriculum/catalogue/course?p6_code=BATCC1001" target="_blank">BATCC1001</a>/<a href="/ords/r/curriculum/catalogue/course?p6_code=BATCC1002" target="_blank">BATCC1002</a>/<a href="/ords/r/curriculum/catalogue/course?p6_code=INDSL1001" target="_blank">INDSL1001</a></p>
Corequisite
None
Exclusion
<p>must not have completed <a href="/ords/r/curriculum/catalogue/course?p6_code=BADIG3002" target="_blank">BADIG3002</a></p>
Learning outcomes
Learning outcomes
<p>On successful completion of this unit, students are expected to gain the following [K]nowledge, [S]kills and [A]pplication of knowledge & skills</p>
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K1
<p>Identify types of screen representations of historical events and/or periods and their relationships to history</p>
K2
<p>Identify scholarly debates about and approaches to historical screen texts and their roles in society and culture</p>
K3
<p>Identify aspects, tasks and challenges of adapting historical topics to the screen</p>
S1
<p>Produce work demonstrating knowledge of approaches to understanding screen representations of history and their roles in shaping ideas about the past at individual and collective levels</p>
S2
<p>Analyse relationships between screen representations and history from a range of perspectives</p>
S3
<p>Explore using digital technology to create a visual and/or audio work about a historical event, period or topic</p>
A1
<p>Apply analytical skills to screen representations of the past</p>
A2
<p>Apply research skills to acquire knowledge about history on screen</p>
A3
<p>Apply digital media skills by creating a visual, audiovisual or audio artefact about history</p>
Assessment
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<p>Locate and analyse primary and/or secondary sources about a historical period or event and a related screen representation. This task forms a basis for the digital artefact task.</p>
<p>Comparative research paper</p>
<p>40-60%</p>
K1, K2, S1, S2, A1, A2
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<p>Create a digitial work (visual, audio or audiovisual) reflecting on or representing a historical event or period, with a written analysis or exegesis. The option/s available are to be specified in the unit description for the teaching period.</p>
<p>Digital artefact</p>
<p>40-60%</p>
K2, K3, S1, S3, A1, A2, A3
Supplementary assessment available:
Yes
Supplementary assessment information:
<p>Where supplementary assessment is available a student must have failed overall in the Unit but gained a final mark of 45 per cent or above, has completed all major assessment tasks (including all sub-components where a task has multiple parts) as specified in the Unit Description and is not eligible for any other form of supplementary assessment.</p>
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FedTASK 1: Interpersonal
The ability to effectively communicate, interact and work with others both individually and in groups.
<p>Level 2 - Student demonstrates some independence within provided guidelines</p>
FedTASK 2: Leadership
The ability to apply professional skills and behaviours in leading others.
<p>Level 2 - Student demonstrates some independence within provided guidelines</p>
FedTASK 3: Critical Thinking and Creativity
The ability to work in complexity and ambiguity using imagination to create new ideas.
<p>Level 3 - Student works independently with limited guidance or works within self-determined guidelines appropriate to context</p>
FedTASK 4: Digital Literacy
The ability to work fluently across a range of tools and applications to achieve a range of skills.
<p>Level 3 - Student works independently with limited guidance or works within self-determined guidelines appropriate to context</p>
FedTASK 5: Sustainable and Ethical Mindset
The ability to consider and assess the consequences and impact of ideas and actions in enacting ethical and sustainable decisions.
<p>Level 2 - Student demonstrates some independence within provided guidelines</p>
FedTASK
<p>Federation University recognises that students require key transferable employability skills to prepare them for their future workplace and society. FedTASKs (<strong>T</strong>ransferable <strong>A</strong>ttributes <strong>S</strong>kills and <strong>K</strong>nowledge) provide a targeted focus on five key, transferable Attributes, Skills, and Knowledge that are embedded within curriculum, developed gradually towards successful measures and interlinked with cross-discipline and co-operative learning opportunities.</p>
Key information
Institute / school:
Institute of Education, Arts & Community
Discipline:
Humanities and Social Sciences
Study level:
Undergraduate
Credit points:
15
EFTSL:
0.125
Field of education:
090399 - Studies in Human Society, n.e.c.
Offering:
<p><strong>Semester 1</strong><p>Ballarat - Mt Helen (On Campus)</p><p>On-line Learning</p></p>
Grade scheme:
Graded (e.g. HD, D, C, etc)
Placement component:
No
Fee information:
<a href="http://www.federation.edu.au/locate/unit/badig2002">View unit fees</a>
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