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Unit of study_

ICLS3000: War Cinemas

Semester 1, 2020 [Normal day] - Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney

Overview

This unit surveys different cinematic representations of war. The genre of war film is popular, reminding viewers that war is a constant in society and that the experience of war will continue to create critical debate. The unit includes different national cinemas of war film and will focus on such aspects as the effects of war on society and the significance of the individual in armed conflict.

Unit details and rules

Unit code	ICLS3000
Academic unit	International Comparative Literature and Translation Studies
Credit points	6
Prohibitions ?	None
Prerequisites ?	12 credit points at 2000 level in International and Comparative Literature Studies
Corequisites ?	None
Assumed knowledge ?	None
Available to study abroad and exchange students	Yes

Teaching staff

Coordinator	Benjamin Nickl, benjamin.nickl@sydney.edu.au
Lecturer(s)	Benoit Berthelier, benoit.berthelier@sydney.edu.au

Type	Description	Weight	Due	Length
Presentation	Presentation Presentation	20%	Multiple weeks	1000 words
Outcomes assessed:
Assignment	Essay 1: film review Written assessment: content-based film review	20%	Week 07 Due date: 10 Apr 2020 at 23:55	1500 words
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Presentation	Creative module task Presentation	40%	Week 13	2000 words
Outcomes assessed:
Assignment	Essay 2: analytical essay Written assessment: comparative film analysis	20%	Week 13 Due date: 29 May 2020 at 23:55	1500 words
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Assessment summary

Creative module task: Students are required to present a final project based on their analytical, conceptual, and thematic work on war cinemas in this unit. The project can be a creative audio-visual production, a visual, or another creative project.
Presentation: Students are required to deliver a short presentation of the films screened during that week. Presentations are meant to introduce the films and summarise their most relevant and salient features related to the unit topic. Students should present on features they think are relevant to the genre study of war cinema films.
Essay 1: Students are required to prepare content based reviews of the films watched during weeks two to four.
Essay 2: Students are required to work conceptually to deliver a comparative analytical analysis of two or more films from the two war cinema cultures discusssed.

Detailed information for each assessment can be found on Canvas

Assessment criteria

The University awards common result grades, set out in the Coursework Policy 2014 (Schedule 1).

As a general guide, a high distinction indicates work of an exceptional standard, a distinction a very high standard, a credit a good standard, and a pass an acceptable standard.

Result name	Mark range	Description
High distinction	85 - 100
Distinction	75 - 84
Credit	65 - 74
Pass	50 - 64
Fail	0 - 49	When you don’t meet the learning outcomes of the unit to a satisfactory standard.

For more information see sydney.edu.au/students/guide-to-grades.

For more information see guide to grades.

Late submission

In accordance with University policy, these penalties apply when written work is submitted after 11:59pm on the due date:

Deduction of 5% of the maximum mark for each calendar day after the due date.
After ten calendar days late, a mark of zero will be awarded.

This unit has an exception to the standard University policy or supplementary information has been provided by the unit coordinator. This information is displayed below:

standard late penalties

Academic integrity

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We use similarity detection software to detect potential instances of plagiarism or other forms of academic integrity breach. If such matches indicate evidence of plagiarism or other forms of academic integrity breaches, your teacher is required to report your work for further investigation.

You may only use artificial intelligence and writing assistance tools in assessment tasks if you are permitted to by your unit coordinator, and if you do use them, you must also acknowledge this in your work, either in a footnote or an acknowledgement section.

Studiosity is permitted for postgraduate units unless otherwise indicated by the unit coordinator. The use of this service must be acknowledged in your submission.

Learning support

Simple extensions

If you encounter a problem submitting your work on time, you may be able to apply for an extension of five calendar days through a simple extension.  The application process will be different depending on the type of assessment and extensions cannot be granted for some assessment types like exams.

Special consideration

If exceptional circumstances mean you can’t complete an assessment, you need consideration for a longer period of time, or if you have essential commitments which impact your performance in an assessment, you may be eligible for special consideration or special arrangements.

Special consideration applications will not be affected by a simple extension application.

Using AI responsibly

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Weekly schedule

WK	Topic	Learning activity
Week 01	Introduction: war films - a cinema of untold stories; Course goals and topics; Assigning student presentation topics/weeks	Lecture and tutorial (2 hr)
Week 02	Screening and presenting on unit films: 'Lore'	Lecture and tutorial (2 hr)
Week 03	Screening and presenting on unit films: 'Welcome to Dongmakgol'	Lecture and tutorial (2 hr)
Week 04	Screening and presenting on unit films: 'A Woman in Berlin'	Lecture and tutorial (2 hr)
Week 05	Screening and presenting on unit films: 'Yeong-Ja's Heydays'	Lecture and tutorial (2 hr)
Week 06	Screening and presenting on unit films: 'I was Nineteen' and 'Wolmi Island'	Lecture and tutorial (2 hr)
Week 07	Methodology of international comparative film studies: how to analyse and compare across cultures?	Lecture and tutorial (2 hr)
Week 08	Methodology of international comparative film studies: how to analyse and compare?	Lecture and tutorial (2 hr)
Week 09	Thematic aspects of war cinemas: gender and nation	Lecture and tutorial (2 hr)
Week 10	Thematic aspects of war cinemas: labor, class, and war	Lecture and tutorial (2 hr)
Week 11	Thematic aspects of war cinemas: the untold	Lecture and tutorial (2 hr)
Week 12	Thematic aspects of war cinemas: popular culture and interculturality	Lecture and tutorial (2 hr)
Week 13	Final Project Presentation: Creative Module Task	Lecture and tutorial (2 hr)

Attendance and class requirements

Attendance: According to Faculty Board Resolutions, students in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences are expected to attend 90% of their classes. If you attend less than 50% of classes, regardless of the reasons, you may be referred to the Examiner’s Board. The Examiner’s Board will decide whether you should pass or fail the unit of study if your attendance falls below this threshold.
Lecture recording: Most lectures (in recording-equipped venues) will be recorded and may be made available to students on the LMS. However, you should not rely on lecture recording to substitute your classroom learning experience.
Preparation: Students should commit to spend approximately three hours preparation time (reading, studying, homework, essays, etc.) for every hour of scheduled instruction.

Study commitment

Typically, there is a minimum expectation of 1.5-2 hours of student effort per week per credit point for units of study offered over a full semester. For a 6 credit point unit, this equates to roughly 120-150 hours of student effort in total.

Required readings

All readings and films and other related materials for this unit can be accessed though Canvas.

Learning outcomes

Learning outcomes are what students know, understand and are able to do on completion of a unit of study. They are aligned with the University's graduate qualities and are assessed as part of the curriculum.

Outcomes
Graduate qualities

At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:

LO1. discuss in writing and in class discussion the mechanisms of war film, and the different national cultures these films are produced in.
LO2. understand the nation-specific or culture-specific qualities of cultural representations of war and present those in oral presentations.
LO3. critically select theoretical readings and evaluate with them the qualities of different war films and their aesthetic according to categories like gender, nation, labour, etc.
LO4. construct advanced arguments in peer debate and in written analytical form.
LO5. use a rich repertoire of terms and methodology skills in international film and comparative cultural studies analysis.
LO6. produce independently materials and a short final presentation based on the unit task of designing a pitch for a war film festival as its creative director.

Graduate qualities

The graduate qualities are the qualities and skills that all University of Sydney graduates must demonstrate on successful completion of an award course. As a future Sydney graduate, the set of qualities have been designed to equip you for the contemporary world.

GQ1	Depth of disciplinary expertise Deep disciplinary expertise is the ability to integrate and rigorously apply knowledge, understanding and skills of a recognised discipline defined by scholarly activity, as well as familiarity with evolving practice of the discipline.
GQ2	Critical thinking and problem solving Critical thinking and problem solving are the questioning of ideas, evidence and assumptions in order to propose and evaluate hypotheses or alternative arguments before formulating a conclusion or a solution to an identified problem.
GQ3	Oral and written communication Effective communication, in both oral and written form, is the clear exchange of meaning in a manner that is appropriate to audience and context.
GQ4	Information and digital literacy Information and digital literacy is the ability to locate, interpret, evaluate, manage, adapt, integrate, create and convey information using appropriate resources, tools and strategies.
GQ5	Inventiveness Generating novel ideas and solutions.
GQ6	Cultural competence Cultural Competence is the ability to actively, ethically, respectfully, and successfully engage across and between cultures. In the Australian context, this includes and celebrates Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, knowledge systems, and a mature understanding of contemporary issues.
GQ7	Interdisciplinary effectiveness Interdisciplinary effectiveness is the integration and synthesis of multiple viewpoints and practices, working effectively across disciplinary boundaries.
GQ8	Integrated professional, ethical, and personal identity An integrated professional, ethical and personal identity is understanding the interaction between one’s personal and professional selves in an ethical context.
GQ9	Influence Engaging others in a process, idea or vision.

Outcome map

Learning outcomes	Graduate qualities
Learning outcomes

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Late submission

Academic integrity

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Simple extensions

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Using AI responsibly

Weekly schedule

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Attendance and class requirements

Study commitment

Required readings

Learning outcomes

Learning outcomes

Graduate qualities

Outcome map

Responding to student feedback

Responding to student feedback

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