This course introduces students to the basic research methodologies used in film and media arts. We will identify the disciplinary elements of film and media arts studies and the interdisciplinary aspects of film and media arts in contemporary contexts. The course is structured by a set of issues connected to art history, literacy criticism, social and critical theory and philosophy. It draws on many conceptual, historical and methodological issues, challenging students to evaluate moving images critically and creatively. It also aims to explore contemporary screen theory as an interdisciplinary hybrid of formal, aesthetic, ideological, institutional and technological approaches.