CAMS 203 - Chinese Cinema

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Wellesley College

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Song (East Asian Languages and Literatures) This course explores the cinematic conventions and experiments employed by Chinese filmmakers over the past 100 years. Unique Chi-nese film genres such as left-wing melodrama, martial arts films and model play adaptations, as well as the three ?new waves? in China's recent avant-garde cinema, will be examined and discussed. Individual filmic visions and techniques experimented with by important direc-tors such as Fei Mu, Hou Hsiao-hsien, Zhang Yimou and Jia Zhangke will be closely analyzed. Class discussions will aim to help students understand the history, politics, and aesthetics of Chinese cinema. Theoretical aspects of film studies will also be incorporated into class readings and discussions. No prior knowledge of China or film studies is require d. Students may register for either CAMS 203 or CHIN 243 and credit will be granted accordingl y. Prerequisite: None Distribution: Arts, Music, Theatre, Film, Video or Language and Literature Semester: Spring Unit: 1.0

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.wellesley.edu

Phone Number:

(781) 283-1000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

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Semester

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