Film Stardom and Celebrity Culture

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge and Understanding

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

• theoretical debates on the subject of stardom and celebrity
• the nature of star performance, work and the cross-media articulation of celebrity
• a series of historically-based case studies, showing an informed sensitivity to the issues of gender, ethnicity and sexuality
• the relationship between stars and celebrities with their audiences and the role of film-fan magazines and social media interactions in constructing the discourses of stardom and celebrity
• the importance of stardom and celebrity to the concept of the nation
• the role of media in the construction of stardom and celebrity

Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• integrate close textual analysis and contextual research
• synthesise and evaluate complex material
• recognise methods by which media texts of different kinds can be analysed
• discuss the star ‘persona’ of a particular star or celebrity and make connections across different historical and cultural contexts
• demonstrate confidence and independence of thought

Transferable and Generic Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• work independently and effectively using library, archival and internet resources and demonstrate efficient time management
• contribute to original and intellectually challenging discussion in a group environment and listening and responding to the views of others
• demonstrate originality and confidence in the scholarly application of knowledge, and the ability to advance that knowledge through research informed by the work of others

Formative

This is how we’ll give you feedback as you are learning. It is not a formal test or exam.

Analysis

• Assessment Type: Formative
• Feedback: Written feedback
• Final Assessment: No
• Group Work: No

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.

Repeat

An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.