SURVEY OF CHINESE FILM

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Sophomore standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Humanities & Arts Breadth - Humanities Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2025 Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify and describe major works, genres, and trends of Chinese-language film Audience: Undergraduate 2. Interpret and evaluate how these films respond to and are shaped by the social, cultural, and political histories of modern China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong Audience: Undergraduate 3. Develop skills of film analysis and close reading, including interrelated issues of form (e.g. visual language, narrative structure), politics and ideology, and film’s capacity to enchant and disenchant Audience: Undergraduate 4. Sharpen ability to think critically and creatively, supported by question-centered inquiry and discussion Audience: Undergraduate 5. Improve written and oral communication in the form of a 1) concise, well-organized, and original paper; and 2) concise, well-organized oral presentation. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify and describe major works, genres, and trends of Chinese-language film Audience: Undergraduate 2. Interpret and evaluate how these films respond to and are shaped by the social, cultural, and political histories of modern China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong Audience: Undergraduate 3. Develop skills of film analysis and close reading, including interrelated issues of form (e.g. visual language, narrative structure), politics and ideology, and film’s capacity to enchant and disenchant Audience: Undergraduate 4. Sharpen ability to think critically and creatively, supported by question-centered inquiry and discussion Audience: Undergraduate 5. Improve written and oral communication in the form of a 1) concise, well-organized, and original paper; and 2) concise, well-organized oral presentation. Audience: Undergraduate