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This course examines how LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning) identities have become increasingly visible in film and television, and how these representations have shaped and reflected LGBTQ lives and communities. It provides students with an understanding of the specific aesthetic, political and critical forces that have shaped 'queer' cinema and TV at different historical junctures (e.g. the New Queer Cinema of the 1990s).

10 sessions of five hours as scheduled on MyCampus, (includes film screening, lecture, and seminar). This is one of the Honours options in Film and Television and may not run every year. The options that are running this session are available on MyCampus.

Available to all students fulfilling requirements for Honours entry into Film and Television Studies and by arrangement to visiting students or students of other Honours programmes.

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Reflective log (short pieces on weekly topics) (3,000 words) - 70%

Group presentation of 10 minutes - 20%

Blog post (500 words)- 10%

Reassessments are normally available for all courses, except those which contribute to the Honours classification. Where, exceptionally, reassessment on Honours courses is required to satisfy professional/accreditation requirements, only the overall course grade achieved at the first attempt will contribute to the Honours classification. For non-Honours courses, students are offered reassessment in all or any of the components of assessment if the satisfactory (threshold) grade for the overall course is not achieved at the first attempt. This is normally grade D3 for undergraduate students and grade C3 for postgraduate students. Exceptionally it may not be possible to offer reassessment of some coursework items, in which case the mark achieved at the first attempt will be counted towards the final course grade. Any such exceptions for this course are described below. 

This course aims to:

■ Examine the changing constructions of gender and sexuality in film and television, taking into account particular historical and cultural contexts.

■ Investigate the relationships between film and television and wider debates around queer theory and sexual politics.

■ Study a range of issues and debates surrounding representation, gender and sexuality in film and television.

By the end of this course students will be able to:

■ Understand the major debates, methodologies and shifts in queer theory and criticism within the context of film and television studies.

■ Develop a critical awareness of the theoretical approaches to gender and sexual representation.

■ Analyse the ways in which identities are aesthetically, politically and culturally constructed in film and television, and evaluate the forms of power and oppression inherent within these constructions.- 

■ Recognise the political and critical stakes involved in studying film and television through a queer lens.

Students must submit at least 75% by weight of the components (including examinations) of the course's summative assessment.