MEDIA 315

Action Films

Please note: this is archived course information from 2025 for MEDIA 315.

Description

Investigates action films as a genre and a “spectacle” in world cinema. Considers the aesthetic qualities of the genre and its interaction with the wider context. Issues studied include the relationship between conventions and inventions, the combination of visual and aural spectacle, as well as how identity is articulated through the discourse of nation, gender, ethnicity, age and the landscape.

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Digital Course Outlines for 2025 will be refreshed around November/December.

Availability 2025

Semester 2

Lecturer(s)

Coordinator(s) Associate Professor Nabeel Zuberi

Points

MEDIA 315: 15 points

Prerequisites

30 points at Stage II in Media and Screen Studies

Restrictions

MEDIA 221