Subject Area: Chinese Studies<br/>This course can also be studied in the following specialisation: Asian Studies<br/><br/>This course is intended to serve as an introduction to the evolution of Chinese cinema in its cultural, literary and historical context. We will examine issues related to "modernization," communism, nationalism, cultural conflict, war, revolution and gender roles against a backdrop of Chinese history and politics provided in class via lecture and discussion. At the end of this course, students can expect to have developed some or all of the following to a basic degree: have viewed critically representative filmic productions of the modern and contemporary Chinese... -- Course Website
Prerequisites: 30 units of credit at Level 1