Department of Global and Interdisciplinary Studies

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ART300ZA(芸術学 / Art studies 300)
East Asian Cinema

Kukhee Choo

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Faculty/Graduate school Department of Global and Interdisciplinary Studies
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Year 2024
Class code A6311
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Previous Class title
Term 春学期授業/Spring
Day/Period 金2/Fri.2
Class Type
Campus 市ヶ谷 / Ichigaya
Classroom name 市外濠‐S203
Grade 3~4
Credit(s) 2
Notes
Open Program
Open Program (Notes)
Global Open Program
Interdepartmental class taking system for Academic Achievers
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SDGs CP
Urban Design CP
Diversity CP
Learning for the Future CP
Carbon Neutral CP
Chiyoda Campus Consortium
Duplicate Subjects Taken Under Previous Class Title
Category (commenced 2024 onwards) 300-level Advanced Courses(上級)
Category (commenced 2020-2023) 300-level Advanced Courses(上級)
Category (commenced 2016-2019) 300-level Advanced Courses
Culture and Society

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Outline and objectives

This course offers a historical and comparative study of new cinemas in East Asia. Focusing on the most exemplifying new-wave films from Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, China, and South Korea, this course will explore various social, political, economic, and aesthetic factors which have shaped the structure and character of new-wave cinemas in East Asia. We will visit critically acclaimed films by directors such as Nagisa Oshima, Hou Hsiao-hien, Tsai Ming-liang, Wong Kar-wai, Chen Kaige, Jia Zangke, and Bong Joon-ho. Through close-textual analysis of each film, students will examine various social and cultural influences at work on each director’s work, ranging from nationalism and postcolonialism to sexism, heterosexism, capitalism, and globalization.

Goal

After completing this course, students will be able to:
•Gain a historical understanding of the rise of new-wave films in East Asia.
•Become familiar with key social issues and the surrounding discourses in each country.
•Investigate the connections between cinema and society and look critically at the various modes of representation and ideologies.
•Improve their ability to analyze a film text in terms of aesthetics, styles, genres, and technology.
•Develop their own research interest and communicate the findings to others effectively.

Which item of the diploma policy will be obtained by taking this class?

Will be able to gain “DP 1”, “DP 2”, “DP 3”, and “DP 4”.

Default language used in class

英語 / English

Method(s)(学期の途中で変更になる場合には、別途提示します。 /If the Method(s) is changed, we will announce the details of any changes. )

Classes will be discussion-based, with visual material such as clips of films and videos. Each week students will be provided with an academic reading relevant to the topic. These readings will be important background information and/or will be directly addressed as the topic of the class content and discussion. Discussions based on the reading material will be facilitated by questions from the instructor to help the students explore and develop their critical and analytical skills for that topic. Feedback will be given throughout the course via discussion topics. Students will be assessed on their understanding of the readings and discussions through their midterm and final papers.

Active learning in class (Group discussion, Debate.etc.)

あり / Yes

Fieldwork in class

なし / No

Schedule

授業形態/methods of teaching:対面/face to face

※各回の授業形態は予定です。教員の指示に従ってください。

1[オンライン/online]:The Rise of New Cinema Movement: French New Wave

Timothy Corrigan’s A Short Guide to Writing about Film (Chapter 1 and 2)

2[対面/face to face]:Japan: Nagisa Oshima (1932-2013) and The Japanese New Wave

Night and Fog in Japan (1960)

3[対面/face to face]:Japan: Shohei Imamura (1926-2006)

Pigs and Battleships (1961)

4[対面/face to face]:Japan: Hiroshi Teshigahara (1927-2001)

Woman in the Dunes (1964)

5[対面/face to face]:Taiwan: Hou Hsiao-hsien (1947) and Taiwan New Cinema (first wave)

A City of Sadness (1989)

6[対面/face to face]:Taiwan: Edward Yang (1947-2007)

A Brighter Summer Day (1991)

7[対面/face to face]:Taiwan: Tsai Ming-liang (1957) and Taiwan New Cinema (second wave)

Vive L’Amour (1994)

8[対面/face to face]:Hong Kong: Ann Hui (1947)

Song of the Exile (1990)

9[対面/face to face]:Hong Kong: Wong Kar-wai (1958)

Chungking Express (1994)

10[対面/face to face]:China: Zhang Yimou (1950) and The Rise of The Fifth Generation

Raise the Red Lantern (1991)

11[対面/face to face]:China: Chen Kaige (1952)

Farewell My Concubine (1993)

12[対面/face to face]:China: Jia Zhangke (1970) and The Sixth Generation

Still Life (2006)

13[対面/face to face]:South Korea: Lee Chang-dong (1954) and The Korean Wave (Hallyu)

Oasis (2002)

14[対面/face to face]:South Korea: Bong Joon-ho (1969)

Memories of Murder (2003)

Work to be done outside of class (preparation, etc.)

Students should complete the assigned readings before each class and study the notes they take in class. Preparatory study and review time for this class are total 5 hours (2 hours for at-home film viewing and 3 hours for reading assigned articles).

Textbooks

No textbook will be required as readings will be provided by the instructor.

References

Assigned articles will be uploaded to HOPPII.

Grading criteria

Minimum absences (10%)
Reading/viewing assignments (20%)
Participation behavior (20%)
Midterm paper(20%)
Final paper (30%)

Changes following student comments

Not applicable

Equipment student needs to prepare

Pen and paper notebook. Students are not allowed to use computers, tablets or smartphones in this class so students must take hand-written notes in class. They must also bring hard copies of the required readings to class.

Others

Do not miss the first class as a selection process may occur. Students will not be accepted from the second week.

The content of this syllabus may be subject to change. Any changes in the syllabus will be notified during class and a new syllabus will be updated on HOPPII.

Prerequisite

This course requires students to have intermediate knowledge of the history of cinema.