A survey of major works of East Asian cinema from literary, historical, cultural, and interdisciplinary perspectives.
Additional Requirements for Graduate Students: Additional paper (15-20 pages), reading, and research.
Athena Title
East Asian Cinema
Semester Course Offered
Offered every year.
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Student Learning Outcomes
Students will be able to develop, support, and express ideas in written and oral form using language with clarity and precision in coherent, cohesive essays, and/or oral presentations.
Students will be able to synthesize diverse positions into an original argument supported by textual evidence.
Students will be able to interpret the formal, aesthetic, and creative elements of cinematic, and cultural texts and the social and historical contexts in which they circulate.
Topical Outline
CMLT 4220/6220 will be devoted to a survey of major works of East Asian cinema. We will examine themes relevant to East Asian cinema such as film genre and formation of national cinema(s). The specific works studied will vary with the instructor.
Institutional Competencies
Communication
The ability to effectively develop, express, and exchange ideas in written, oral, or visual form.
Critical Thinking
The ability to pursue and comprehensively evaluate information before accepting or establishing a conclusion, decision, or action.
