CHIN 320: Contemporary Chinese Film

CHIN 320-K01: Contemp Chinese Film
(Spring 2020)

02:00 PM to 04:40 PM M

Mason Korea (119 Songdomunhwa-ro, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon, Korea) G207

Section Information for Spring 2020

CHIN 320 - K01: Contemp Chinese Film

 This course is an introduction to contemporary Chinese cinema and a survey of China that is represented via the cinema. We will examine the works of a number of key contemporary directors, which reflect China’s history, culture, politics, and aesthetic conventions over the past decades. We will pay particular attention to issues of national, cultural, and gender identities, the relationship between art and politics, tradition and modernity, and cross-cultural communication. Class meetings combine lecture, discussion, presentation, and guest speaking when applicable.

The attached syllabus will be revised for Spring 2020.

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Course Information from the University Catalog

Credits: 3

Explores China from 1949 to present through cinematic and literary representations. Discussions focus on representations of cultural, social, and political changes in the movies. Also introduces critical readings that address issues of gender and youth, family, ethnicity, modernity and the nation, as well as visuality and memory. Notes: Knowledge of Chinese language helpful but not required. Limited to three attempts.
Specialized Designation: Non-Western Culture
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

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