Chinese Cinema

3 credits · Undergraduate

(3 hrs Lecture) This course focuses on films produced by Chinese filmmakers between the 1930s and the present in appropriate historical and cultural contexts. The course is introductory and requires no prior knowledge of Chinese language, history, culture, or literature. All the films studied in the course have English subtitles. Students in the course generally view one film per week, preceded by preparatory lecture and followed by guided class discussion.