SPIRITUALITIES, THE SACRED AND THE SCREEN

Essay, Other
MOUDLE NAME- “SPIRITUALITIES, THE SACRED AND THE SCREEN” – You are required to produce a 5000 word essay discussing how your chosen topic ( aspect of spirituality the scared or religious understanding)
Project description
outline of what the moudle is about: 
 
(Spirituality and the Sacred Quest is keystone providing depth of character in screenwriting across all media genres. The module provides an opportunity to explore a variety of religious and theoretical approaches to understanding ideas of the sacred and the spiritual quest present in movies, novels, television drama, comedy, music, computer games etc. 
It explores how such narratives explore the spiritual quest through topics such as: what it is to be human/not human; ‘being’ – the life/death/re-birth paradigm; ‘no greater love’ – agape and the erotic; the Guru and the Buddha – guides for the ‘path’; sacred space and sacred time; spirituality and the transcendent.) 
 
The assignment offers an opportunity for a close examination of an aspect of the sacred or the spiritual of your choice through a screen text. 
 
 
Assessment information 
 
You are required to produce a 5000 word essay discussing: 
 
How your chosen topic (an aspect of spirituality, the sacred or religious understanding) – is explored through your choice of screentext (music vid, television, documentary film, films, or the work of a particular film-maker etc). 
 
The essay must demonstrate an informed understanding of your topic in the context of a spiritual, sacred or religious belief. / 
 
It must demonstrate critial analysis and academic research. 
 
CHECK LIST FOR SPIRITUALITIES, THE SACRED AND THE SCREEN ASSIGNMENT: 
 
 
Please tick and sign the checklist and hand it in with your assignment. 
 
1. Does my title convey what the essay is about? For example “When all my days are ending” An exploration of Dementia and Spirituality with particular reference to the film ‘Iris’. 
 
 
2. Is the essay well structured? Is there a clear abstract describing in outline what the essay explores, what kind of resources are used, and what are the overall findings? 
 
3. Does the essay then have a suitable introduction, headed perhaps by a useful quotation? For example the above quotation is from G.K Chesterton’s poem ‘A Second Childhood’. 
 
4. The Introduction might be headed by further quotation from the poem and a couple of sentences indicating how the poem sets up the exploration described in the title. 
 
 
5.Does the essay then have (say) two chapters and a concluding section? Quotations, again, can be useful headings which point to the matter discussed in the chapter. 
 
6. Are you satisfied there is a good balance between your exploration of the chosen film(s) with reference to scripts etc and the exploration of the ideas you have chosen to examine? 
 
7. Are you content with the depth of your exploration – does the essay demonstrate deep understanding of your chosen subject, critical thinking and clarity of exposition? 
 
 
8. Have you checked the grammar, spelling and presentation? 
 
9. Have you ensured double spacing and proper paragraph indentation? 
 
 
10. Have you clearly and sufficiently signposted your research throughout? 
 
11. Have you researched your subject in depth? 
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Referencing Requirements: 
Recommended Reading: 
 
Ebert. J.D. (1999) Twilight Of the Clockwork Gods: conversations on Science and Spirituality at the End of an Age, San Francisco: Council Oak Books. 
John, R.K. (2006) Reel Spirituality: Theology and Film in Dialogue, 2nd edition, 
Baker Bookhouse. Baugh, L. (1997) Imaging the Divine. Jesus and Christ-Figures in Film. Kansas City: Sheed & Ward. 
Baugh, L. (1997) Imaging the Divine. Jesus and Christ-Figures in Film. Kansas City: Sheed & Ward. 
Marsh, C. & Ortiz,G. (1997) Explorations in Theology and Film. Oxford: Blackwell Publishers. 
Martin, J.W. & Ostwalt Jr, C.E. (eds) (1995) Screening the Sacred. Religion Myth and Ideology in Popular American Film. Oxford: Westview Press. 
May, J.R. (ed) (1997) New Image of Religious Film, Kansas City. Sheed & Ward. 
Mitchell, J & S.B. Plate (eds) (2007) The Religion and Film Reader, new edition, 
London & New York: Routledge. 
Nan Ness, P.H. (ed) (1996) Spirituality and the Secular Quest, New York. Crossroad/Herder & Herder 
Plate, S.B. (2003) Contemporary World Cinema: Filmmaking, Mythmaking, Culture Making, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. 
Schell. O. (2001) Virtual Tibet. Searching for Shangri La from the Himalayas to Hollywood. Henry Holt & Co. Ltd. 
Teasdale, W. (2001) The Mystic Heart: Discovering a universal spirituality in the world’s religions, New world Library. 
 
PLEASE USE VARIOUS TYPES OF SOUCRCES TO GAIN YOUR RESEARCH ON SPECIFIC FILMS YOU DO IN THIS ESSAY TO COMPAARE AND CONTRAST. 
 
6. Are you satisfied there is a good balance between your exploration of the chosen film(s) with reference to scripts etc and the exploration of the ideas you have chosen to examine? 
 
7. Are you content with the depth of your exploration – does the essay demonstrate deep understanding of your chosen subject, critical thinking and clarity of exposition? 
 
 
8. Have you checked the grammar, spelling and presentation? 
 
9. Have you ensured double spacing and proper paragraph indentation? 
 
 
10. Have you clearly and sufficiently signposted your research throughout? 
 
11. Have you researched your subject in depth? 
 
 
 
12. Have you ensured there is a sufficient amount and range of references in your text? 
 
13. Have you included a Reference page and a Bibliography? 
 
14. Are you content with the nature of your bibliography and that the 
research indicated in the bibliography is demonstrable in the essay? 
 
15. Are you satisfied that you have demonstrated to the examiner sufficient 
academic research? 
 
16.Have you ensured that all your sources are clearly named? 
 
17.Are you certain you have avoided plagiarising work in any form? 
 
 
18. Have you followed the Harvard System of referencing carefully and 
entered your word count?

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