| Call Number | 10967 |
|---|---|
| Day & Time Location |
W 4:10pm-6:00pm 326 Uris Hall |
| Points | 4 |
| Grading Mode | Standard |
| Approvals Required | None |
| Instructor | Takuya Tsunoda |
| Type | LECTURE |
| Method of Instruction | In-Person |
| Course Description | This course introduces students to major works, genres and waves of East Asian cinema from the Silent era to the present, including films from Japan, Korea, Mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong. How has cinema participated in East Asian societies’ distinct and shared experiences of industrial modernity, imperialism and (post)colonialism? How has cinema engaged with questions of class, gender, ethnic and language politics? In what ways has cinema facilitated transnational circulations and mobilizations of peoples and ideas, and how has it interacted with other art forms, such as theatre, painting, photography and music? In this class, we answer these questions by studying cinemas across the region sideby- side, understanding cinema as deeply embedded in the region’s intertwining political, social and cultural histories and circulations of people and ideas. We cover a variety of genres such as melodrama, comedy, historical epic, sci-fi, martial arts and action, and prominent film auteurs such as Yasujir? Ozu, Akira Kurosawa, Yu Hy?nmok, Chen Kaige, Hou Hsiao-hsien, and Ann Hui. As cinema is, among other things, a creative practice, in this course, students will be given opportunities to respond to films analytically and creatively, through writing as well as creative visual projects. As a global core course, this class does not assume prior knowledge of East Asian culture or of film studies. |
| Web Site | Vergil |
| Department | East Asian Languages and Cultures |
| Enrollment | 51 students (40 max) as of 10:06AM Sunday, April 28, 2024 |
| Status | Full |
| Subject | East Asian |
| Number | UN3322 |
| Section | 001 |
| Division | Interfaculty |
| Campus | Morningside |
| Section key | 20231EAAS3322W001 |