ASIAN 307

East Asian Film

Please note: this is archived course information from 2012 for ASIAN 307.

Description

In nations undergoing rapid social and political change, films are a means of charting the transformation of contemporary cultures and communities. Selected Chinese, Japanese and Korean films offer artistic sites where issues in the development of these nations are contested. Several films will be compared with their literary originals. Other films offer insight into social phenomena.

Availability 2012

Semester 1

Lecturer(s)

Coordinator(s) Professor Paul Clark

Assessment

Coursework + exam

Points

ASIAN 307: 15 points

Prerequisites

30 points from ASIAN 200-206, 208, HISTORY 212, 213, 221, 222, 226, 246, 248, 249, POLITICS 226, ANTHRO 232, 233, FTVMS 202, 205, 216, JAPANESE 240, 270, KOREAN 230, PHIL 214

Restrictions

ASIAN 207