FILM346 - Contemporary East Asian Cinema

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Academic Year 2005/2006

Contemporary East Asian Cinema
FILM 346 FA

This is a course in advanced narrative and stylistic analysis that focuses on films from Hong Kong, Taiwan, China, South Korea, and Japan made in the last twenty years. The class includes units on methods of comparative analysis, popular genres, authorship in art cinema, and national film industries. The films of Wong Kar-wai, Tsai Ming-liang, Hou Hsiao-hsien, Kitano Takeshi, Kore-eda Hirokazu, Edward Yang, Tian Zhuangzhuang, Johnnie To, Stephen Chiau, Hong Sang-soo, Kim Ki-duk, and others will be featured.

MAJOR READINGS

TBA

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Two short papers, one long paper, one presentation

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

Course Fee: $60.00. Attendance required. Extra screenings on Monday nights. Students interested in the course should contact the professor during browsing period in April. Preference will be given to Film Studies majors and EAST majors.

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture/Discussion

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD Credit: 1 Gen Ed Area Dept: NONE Grading Mode: Graded

Prerequisites: FILM310

SECTION 01

Instructor(s): Dombrowski,Lisa A.

Times: .M.W... 01:10PM-04:30PM; Location: AWKS010;

Reserved Seats: (Total Limit: 19)

Special Attributes:

Curricular Renewal: Reading Non-Verbal Texts, Writing

Permission: Permission of Instructor Required
POI forms will be distributed by the instructor during the browsing period of pre-registration and must be submitted to the Registrar's office prior to the on-line registration appointment

Links to Web Resources For This Course.

Last Updated on MAR-30-2006