CHIN 80

Main Course

Chinese Cinema: Pictures, Prisms, Products, Projections

Description

Lecture, two hours; discussion, one hour; film viewing, three hours. Knowledge of Chinese not required. Introduction to history and major themes of Chinese cinema. Representative films studied in contexts of culture, society, politics, and economics, with reflections on changing meanings of both Chinese and cinema. May not be repeated for credit. P/NP or letter grading.