Fantasy, food and popcorn
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Connections between cinema and food include both consumption of food by audiences and screen depictions of eating. Most younger British filmgoers associate popcorn with the cinema, but this is a modern tradition. Earlier cinema audiences consumed ice-cream, oranges or tea. A number of films, including Babette's Feast and Eat Drink Man Woman, have food as their central focus. Some films explore the relationship between eating and sexuality or death, whilst others, including The Battleship Potemkin, look at hunger and its consequences. Cinema has also explored the vampire tradition and cannibalism.
Publication Name: Times Higher Education Supplement
Subject: Education
ISSN: 0049-3929
Year: 1997
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The reel thing
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Oxford University, England, has appointed its first official lecturer in film but, in common with other British universities, lacks the large film library needed to enable the development of cinema studies. Oxford University's film initiative is supported by the modern languages and English faculties. While the modern languages faculty offers an optional examination paper in film, the English faculty has yet to introduce an undergraduate course in film. History provides another potential home for film, with 'film as history' being a frequent part of 20th century history courses.
Publication Name: Times Higher Education Supplement
Subject: Education
ISSN: 0049-3929
Year: 1995
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Lights, cameras ... no action
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Media studies courses are most popular in the UK, but they do not appear to have satisfied anticipation, which is attributed mainly to academics and those who plan educational policy. Lecturers in media studies report that students are disappointed with courses, that work placements do not meet their expectations and that they feel exploited by media employers. There is a need for a feasible curriculum which stimulates students.
Publication Name: Times Higher Education Supplement
Subject: Education
ISSN: 0049-3929
Year: 1996
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