CULT334-17S2 (C) Semester Two 2017

Chinese Cinema: History and Recent Development

This occurrence is not offered in 2017

30 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 17 July 2017
End Date: Sunday, 19 November 2017
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Friday, 28 July 2017
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Friday, 13 October 2017

Description

A survey of Chinese cinema - the first one hundred years of the Chinese film industry, major Chinese film genres, social implications of film and the Chinese culture reflected through film. The course is taught in English and all films are subtitled.

The course is divided into four teaching modules:
1. Chinese film from the Beginning to the Cultural Revolution (1905 - 1977);
2. Contemporary Mainland Chinese films (1978 - );
3. Hong Kong films;
4. Taiwan and other Chinese language films.

Learning Outcomes

  • The course will impart the knowledge and provide research training in the following fields:
    1. To survey a century of Chinese film development ("Dingjun Mountain" filmed in 1905, is believed to be the first film made in China).
    2. To study Chinese culture and society as represented on film, as well as how Chinese cultural and social development has influenced the making of these films.
    3. To further develop students' analytical skills in the contexts of cultural studies and film studies.
    4. In addition to the above, the course will equip students with the knowledge and skills to further pursue two or more of the following:
  •  studies of Chinese culture and society;
  •  cross-cultural studies which focus on China/Asia and beyond;
  •  cultural studies with a special emphasis on postmodernism (including postcolonialism) and Third World Culture;
  •  film studies focusing on national cinema.

Prerequisites

15 points of CHIN at 200 level with a B pass or above, or
any 30 points in CHIN at 200 level, or
any 45 points from the Arts Schedule at 200 level. RP: 200 level in one of the following areas are helpful: Chinese, Cinema Studies, Cultural Studies

Restrictions

Equivalent Courses

Recommended Preparation

200 level in one of the following areas are helpful: Chinese, Cinema Studies, Cultural Studies

Course Coordinator / Lecturer

Adam Lam

Textbooks / Resources

A Course Reader will be available on LEARN.

Course links

Library portal
LEARN The Course Outline is available for enrolled students on LEARN.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,464.00

International fee $5,950.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Humanities .

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