EALC 24908 /34908 - Japanese New Wave Cinema,1955 to 1973

Institution:

University of Chicago

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Description:

Knowledge of Japanese not required. This course surveys the rise and fall of alternatives to studio cinema in Japan between the 1950s and the 1970s. Topics include the Nikkatsu and Shochiku new waves, union-based oppositional cinema, experimental film making, radical documentary, Cahier's style auteurs, the Shochiku new wave, experimental theater, the Shinjuku and Shibuya film-theatre subcultures, and the institutional roles of the Sogetsu Art Center and the Art Theatre Guild. Optional Japanese discussion sessions offered. M. Raine. Winter.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Multiple

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Additional Information:

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Institution Website:

WWW.UCHICAGO.EDU

Phone Number:

(773) 702-1234

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Quarter

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