CHN-3474: Topics in Chinese Cinema

Description: Critical issues in the history of modern and contemporary China through cinema. Interactions between major political and historical events and social and cultural movements in China. Chinese cinema in the broader contexts of Chinese cultural history and Chinese society. Interpretation of intercultural experiences from different vantage points. Variable topics such as national identity, social realities during the Republican era, the modernization of China, economic conditions and political responses, gender politics, the reform and opening-up of China, and the impact of globalization on Chinese cinema. Instruction in English. May be repeated once with different content for a maximum of 6 credit hours.

Pathways: 2 Critical Thinking Humanities, 11 Intercultural&Global Aware.

Course Hours: 3 credits

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: up to 6 credit hours