CHINESE 403 - Reflections of China in Literature and Film

Institution:

Bard College

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Description:

With the primary goal of enhancing the speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills of the thirdand fourth-year Chinese language student, this course closely examines films from China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong, exploring through lectures and discussion such topics as the origins of traditional Chinese cinema, nationalism and revolution, social realism, the visual representation of contemporary and recreated historical themes vis-àvis portrayals in literary and historical sources, the search for roots in the post-Mao era, nativist film and literature, the Fifth Generation and experimental fiction, Hong Kong popular culture in the commercial age, feminism and sexuality, and representations of exile, diaspora, and the new immigrants. The course is conducted in Chinese.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.bard.edu

Phone Number:

(845) 758-6822

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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