FM 495 Contemporary Asian Cinema (Fall: 3)
Cross Listed with
EN 495
Satisfies Cultural Diversity Core Requirement
Note: We will watch one film per week outside of class time, in addition
to two regular class meetings.
This class investigates recent films from China (mainland, Hong Kong, Taiwan),
Korea, Japan, and India and Thailand. We will watch art films (Raise
the Red Lantern ), mainstream commercial films (Dilwale Dulhania
Le Jayenge ), and films that fall between these two categories (Oldboy
). We will employ a variety of critical perspectives, including formalism,
auteurism, historicism, and genre theory. We will explore a broad range
of topics, including globalization, status of women, aestheticization of
violence, and changing relations with Hollywood. NOTE: We will watch one
film per week outside of class time, in addition to two regular class meetings.
Christina Klein
Last Updated: 10-APR-08