CTV4113

Course Descriptions

The subject matter covered in this course concerns the major film production centres of Japan, South Korea, and India. The course aims to develop insight into the concept of National Cinema, the contemporary transnational cinema, and the relationship between cinema and the cultures and societies of South and East Asia. The course will also provide students with knowledge concerning the relation between cinemas in Asia, cinemas of the West, and cinemas within the Asia region, and will consider the related industry of Anime in the Japanese context. Marginal cinemas such as Singapore and the Philippines; feminist, diasporic and independent filmmaking may also be included as topics. The specific objectives of the course are to engage students with this unique cluster of cinemas, particularly their respective industrial, directorial and stylistic features, and to develop critical thinking skills and attitudes relating to engagement with Asian Cinemas.

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