Year
2017
Units
4.5
Contact
6 x 120-minute lectures per semester
5 x 120-minute film screenings per semester
5 x 120-minute film screenings per semester
Enrolment not permitted
ASST3010 has been successfully completed
Topic description
Indonesia has a thriving film industry. This topic explores how Indonesian film makers have explored the post-Suharto era, exploring through film key concerns of contemporary Indonesia moves into a new political era, and redefines its identity. Areas studied include independent film-makers, women film-makers, ethnic minority communities, rural communities and youth stories.
Educational aims
The topic aims to:
- explore the dynamic nature of contemporary Indonesian society through the work of contemporary film-makers;
- present feature films, documentaries, mainstream and independent films of the post-Suharto period;
- provide opportunity to analyse the social, political and religious preoccupations of contemporary Indonesia as conveyed through film;
- help develop students’ scholarly reading, writing and analytical skills and
- provide opportunities to present and debate ideas in a group format
Expected learning outcomes
On completion of this topic students will be able to:
- identify the key trends in contemporary Indonesian cinema;
- discuss and write about key features of contemporary Indonesian society as represented in Indonesian film;
- locate and analyse relevant scholarly texts and present academic arguments in oral and written form;
- present ideas both verbally and in writing
Key dates and timetable
Timetable details for 2017 are no longer published.
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