Realism, Fiction, and Factuality on Screen (MSTU3005)
Information valid for Semester 1, 2025
Course level
Undergraduate
Faculty
Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
School
Communication & Arts School
Units
2
Duration
One Semester
Attendance mode
In Person
Class hours
Seminar 3 Hours/ Week
Incompatible
MSTU2007
Prerequisite
Film and TV Major/Minor: MSTU1001, MSTU2160 and 2 units of Level 2 courses from the Film and TV Course List English: MSTU1001, WRIT2250 and 2 units of Level 2 courses from the English Major Course List and ENLG3030
Assessment methods
Participation
Short Assignment
Long Essay or Video Essay
Course enquiries
Doctor Lisa Bode (Semester 1, St Lucia, In person)
Current course offerings
| Course offerings | Location | Mode | Course Profile |
| Semester 1, 2025 (24/02/2025 - 21/06/2025) | St Lucia | In Person | Course Profile |
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Course description
This course examines a range of theoretical approaches to the issues of realism, fiction, and factuality across various kinds of film, TV, and screen media. In an era of increasing anxiety about fakery, the blurring lines between fact and fiction, and the nature of viewer belief, this course will give students a deeper understanding of past and current ways of thinking about the screen's relationship to realities.
