MEDIA 743

Chinese Film Genres

Please note: this is archived course information from 2025 for MEDIA 743.

Description

Explores the evolution of major film genres of the Chinese-language cinemas (i.e., cinemas of mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and the Chinese diaspora). Investigates the formal styles of such genres as melodrama, youth, avant-garde, and documentary as well as how the changing styles reflect some big issues of sociocultural significances.

For full course information see the Digital Course Outline.

Digital Course Outlines for 2025 will be refreshed around November/December

Availability 2025

Semester 1

Lecturer(s)

Coordinator(s) Associate Professor Xuelin Zhou

Points

MEDIA 743: 30 points