Learning Outcomes:
On completion of this course, students will be able to:1) Identify differences in style between and among mainstream cinema and its alternative counterparts.2) Analyse the degree to which alternative cinemas challenge dominant cultural assumptions regarding the construction of social and national identities.3) Identify ways in which technological innovation has influenced the production, marketing, and exhibition of independent cinemas.4) Explain how the economic infrastructures underpinning the production, marketing and exhibition of various independent cinemas compare and contrast with Hollywood’s industrial model. 5) Demonstrate the ability to conduct independent, discipline-specific research and to cite that research using an appropriate documentation system.