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Chinese Cinema - CHIN2302
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Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
 
 
School:  School of Languages and Linguistics
 
 
Course Outline: See below
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.125 (more info)
 
 
Contact Hours per Week: 3
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Prerequisite: 36 units of credit
 
 
Excluded: GENT0421
 
 
Fee Band: 1 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

Since the mid-1980s, films from China have received critical acclaim in many circles and substantial scholarly response, both from within and outside Chinese Studies. Analyses significant feature and documentary films from China, beginning with examples of the cinema of the 1930s and 1940s, and highlights from the cinema of the hard-line Communist period. Examines examples from the ideological thaw in the late 1970s, the New Wave films of the 1980s and several avant-garde films from the 1990s.


Learning Outcomes

  • Acquire a basic understanding of major historical events by viewing films from modern and contemporary historic periods and reading comparative literary texts on which the films are based
  • Develop reflective and critical thinking skills
  • Develop essay writing skills.

Assessment

  • Essay (2500 words) - 35%
  • Journal - 25%
  • Test - 35%
  • Participation - 5%

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