— Major Movements in Chinese, Japanese and Korean Film

Catalog description

This course is cross-listed with EN 257 . This course is an introduction to major film directors, movements, and genres from China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japan, and South Korea. Formal and stylistic aspects of films as well as their historical, transnational, and sociocultural contexts are addressed. Students discuss and write critically about East Asian film. Prerequisite(s): EN 131 or equivalent.