SLCS4205: Semester 1, 2021

Overview

This unit will look at theoretical approaches to the notion of cross-culturalism and its realisations in literature and film. We will examine how these media are able to combine and create elements from different cultural perspectives. We will also examine questions such as: how do cross-cultural perspectives manifest themselves in literary and cinematic productions? What do the notions of the familiar and the foreign entail?

Unit details and rules

Academic unit	Languages and Cultures
Credit points	6
Prerequisites ?	ARBC3998 or ARBC3999 or ASNS3998 or ASNS3999 or CHNS3998 or CHNS3999 or EUST3998 or EUST3999 or FRNC3998 or FRNC3999 or GRMN3998 or GRMN3999 or BBCL3998 or BBCL3999 or HBRW3998 or HBRW3999 or JCTC3998 or JCTC3999 or INMS3998 or INMS3999 or ICLS3998 or ICLS3999 or ITLN3998 or ITLN3999 or JPNS3998 or JPNS3999 or KRNS3998 or KRNS3999 or MGRK3998 or MGRK3999 or SPAN3998 or SPAN3999
Corequisites ?	None
Prohibitions ?	None
Assumed knowledge ?	None
Available to study abroad and exchange students	No

Teaching staff

Coordinator	Lea Vuong, lea.vuong@sydney.edu.au
Lecturer(s)	Vek Lewis, vek.lewis@sydney.edu.au
	Mats Karlsson, mats.karlsson@sydney.edu.au
	Lea Vuong, lea.vuong@sydney.edu.au

Type	Description	Weight	Due	Length
Assignment	Research essay Individual research essay	45%	Formal exam period	1x2500wd research essay (45%)
Outcomes assessed:
Small continuous assessment	Online discussion board Weekly online discussion board, equivalent to 2000wd	30%	Ongoing	Assessed throughout semester (30%)
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Presentation	Individual presentation 1 presentation	25%	Week 13	1x1500wd presentation (25%)
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Assessment summary

1x2500wd research essay (45%), 1x1500wd presentation (25%), 1x2000wd discussion board (online) (30%)

Details on assessment will be provided on Canvas

Assessment criteria

Akari Curriculum

Assessment grading

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 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:

Please refer to Coursework Policy 2014

Academic integrity

The Current Student website provides information on academic integrity and the resources available to all students. The University expects students and staff to act ethically and honestly and will treat all allegations of academic integrity breaches seriously.

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.

Use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) and automated writing tools

You may only use generative AI and automated writing tools in assessment tasks if you are permitted to by your unit coordinator. If you do use these tools, you must acknowledge this in your work, either in a footnote or an acknowledgement section. The assessment instructions or unit outline will give guidance of the types of tools that are permitted and how the tools should be used.

Your final submitted work must be your own, original work. You must acknowledge any use of generative AI tools that have been used in the assessment, and any material that forms part of your submission must be appropriately referenced. For guidance on how to acknowledge the use of AI, please refer to the AI in Education Canvas site.

The unapproved use of these tools or unacknowledged use will be considered a breach of the Academic Integrity Policy and penalties may apply.

Studiosity is permitted unless otherwise indicated by the unit coordinator. The use of this service must be acknowledged in your submission as detailed on the Learning Hub’s Canvas page.

Outside assessment tasks, generative AI tools may be used to support your learning. The AI in Education Canvas site contains a number of productive ways that students are using AI to improve their learning.

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

Co-created with students, AI in Education includes lots of helpful examples of how students use generative AI tools to support their learning. It explains how generative AI works, the different tools available and how to use them responsibly and productively.

Weekly schedule

WK	Topic	Learning activity
-	Week 1 to Week 2: Introduction, Dr Léa Vuong * What is cross-culturalism? Reading and viewing the world across cultures and genres *Cross-cultural perspectives: tools, concepts and debates	Seminar (4 hr)
	Week 3 to Week 5: Literature and film in contemporary Latin America, Dr Vek Lewis *please note weekly schedule is subject to change, final schedule will be available on Canvas site	Seminar (6 hr)
	Week 6 to Week 8: Japanese cinema across cultures, Dr Mats Karlsson *please note weekly schedule is subject to change, final schedule will be available on Canvas site	Seminar (6 hr)
	Week 9 to Week 11: Cross-cultural perspectives and the Francophone world, Dr Léa Vuong * please note weekly schedule is subject to change, final schedule will be available on Canvas site	Seminar (6 hr)
	Week 12: Conclusion and Research Project Workshop, Dr Léa Vuong	Seminar (2 hr)
	Week 13: Student presentations, new perspectives and collective discussions, Dr Mats Karlsson, Dr Vek Lewis, Dr Léa Vuong	Seminar (2 hr)

Attendance and class requirements

Attendance to all weekly tutorial (Zoom live tutorials) is required.

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

Secondary reading list (indicative and subject to change, final bibliography will be on Canvas)

Alessandrini, Anthony C. (Anthony Charles). Frantz Fanon and the Future of Cultural Politics : Finding Something Different. Lanham: Lexington Books, 2014. Print.

Alessandrini, Anthony C. Frantz Fanon Critical Perspectives . New York: Routledge, 1999. Print.

Arnold, A. James. et al. A History of Literature in the Caribbean Volume 3: Cross-Cultural Studies. Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company, 1997. Print.

Austin, Thomas. The Films of Aki Kaurismäki Ludic Engagements . New York, NY: Bloomsbury Academic, 2018. Print.

Della Coletta, Cristina. When Stories Travel : Cross-Cultural Encounters Between Fiction and Film . Baltimore, Md: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2012. Print.

Frantz Fanon. Black Skin White Masks. Pluto Press, 1986.

Frantz Fanon. London: Panaf Books, 1975. Print.

Haddour, Azzedine. Frantz Fanon, Postcolonialism and the Ethics of Difference. Place of publication not identified: Manchester University Press, 2019. Print.

Hawley, John C. Cross-Addressing : Resistance Literature and Cultural Borders . Albany: State University of New York Press, 1996. Print.

https://monoskop.org/images/a/a5/Fanon_Frantz_Black_Skin_White_Masks_1986.pdf

https://openjournals.library.sydney.edu.au/index.php/LA/article/viewFile/4915/5605

Hudis, Peter. Frantz Fanon : Philosopher of the Barricades . London: Pluto Press, 2015. Print.

Julien, Isaac., Mark Nash, and Colin. Salmon. Frantz Fanon black skin, white mask . San Francisco, CA: California Newsreel [distributor], 1995. Film.

Kääpä, Pietari. The Cinema of Mika Kaurismäki Transvergent Cinescapes, Emergent Identities . Bristol, UK ;: Intellect, 2011. Print.

Kääpä, Pietari. The National and Beyond The Globalisation of Finnish Cinema in the Films of Aki and Mika Kaurismäki. 1st, New ed. Bern: Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften. Print.

Khorana, Sukhmani. Crossover Cinema : Cross-Cultural Film from Production to Reception. New York: Routledge, 2013. Web.

King, Gemma et al. “Contemporary French Cinema and the Langue de Passage: From Dheepan to Welcome.” French Cultural Studies 29.1 (2018): 39–48. Web.

Naficy, Hamid. An Accented Cinema : Exilic and Diasporic Filmmaking . Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press,, 2018. Web.

Nestingen, Andrew. The Cinema of Aki Kaurismäki : Contrarian Stories . New York, NY: Columbia University Press,, 2013. Print.

Nicole Baumgarten. “Shaken and Stirred: Language in Film in a Cross-cultural Perspective.” Zeitschrift für Interkulturellen Fremdsprachenunterricht 8.2 (2015): n. pag. Web.

Rahim, Jennifer, and Barbara Lalla. “Beyond Borders : Cross-Culturalism and the Caribbean Canon .” Jamaica: University of the West Indies Press, 2009. Print.

Royer, Michelle. “National Cinemas and Transcultural Mappings: The Case of France.” Literature & Aesthetics 20.1 (2010): 139-147.

Smith, Iain Robert, and Constantine Verevis. Transnational Film Remakes. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2017. Print.

Stam, Robert. World Literature, Transnational Cinema, and Global Media : Towards a Transartistic Commons . London ;: Routledge, 2019. Web.

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. demonstrate an advanced understanding of the theoretical notions of transculturalism and analyse their manifestation as expressed in literature and film
LO2. demonstrate an advanced understanding of literature and cinema’s potential in creating new cultural spaces of understanding
LO3. demonstrate an ability to incorporate different perspectives and crosses cultural understanding in examining literature and film.
LO4. apply the theoretical knowledge acquired to informed and vivid discussions on topics relevant to the course.
LO5. analyse critically, evaluate and transform information to complete a range of activities
LO6. analyse, generate and transmit solutions to complex problems

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
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Responding to student feedback

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This is a new unit and no previous USS has been produced.

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Overview

Overview

Unit details and rules

Teaching staff

Assessment

Assessment

Assessment summary

Assessment criteria

Assessment grading

Late submission

Academic integrity

Learning support

Learning support

Simple extensions

Special consideration

Using AI responsibly

Weekly schedule

Weekly schedule

Attendance and class requirements

Study commitment

Required readings

Learning outcomes

Learning outcomes

Graduate qualities

Outcome map

Responding to student feedback

Responding to student feedback

Disclaimer

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SLCS4205: Cross-Cultural Literature and Film

Semester 1, 2021 [Normal day] - Remote

Overview

Overview

Unit details and rules

Teaching staff

Assessment

Assessment

Assessment summary

Assessment criteria

Assessment grading

Late submission

Academic integrity

Learning support

Learning support

Simple extensions

Special consideration

Using AI responsibly

Weekly schedule

Weekly schedule

Attendance and class requirements

Study commitment

Required readings

Learning outcomes

Learning outcomes

Graduate qualities

Outcome map

Responding to student feedback

Responding to student feedback

Disclaimer

On this page

Useful links

Media

Student links

About us

Connect