ClassInfo - Fall 2018 Asian Languages and Literature Classes

Fall 2018 | ALL 3456 Section 001: Japanese Film (34161)

Instructor(s): Christine Marran
Tobias Fong (TA)
Class Component:: Lecture
Credits:: 3 Credits
Grading Basis:: Student Option
Instructor Consent:: No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:: In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:: UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Times and Locations:: Regular Academic Session

09/04/2018 - 12/12/2018

Tue, Thu 01:00PM - 02:15PM

UMTC, East Bank

Nicholson Hall 35
Enrollment Status:: Open (74 of 75 seats filled)

Course Catalog Description:: Themes, stylistics, and genres of Japanese cinema through work of classic directors (Kurosawa, Mizoguchi, and Ozu) and more recent filmmakers (Itami, Morita). Focuses on representations of femininity/masculinity.
Class Description:: This course introduces students to key issues in postwar Japanese cinema, focusing on formal, cultural and ideological dimensions in the films of Ozu, Kurosawa, Mizoguchi, Oshima, and other major filmmakers. We will acquire the critical tools to talk about film while acquainting ourselves with the historical movements within Japanese film history. The texts specifically on Japanese cinema and history will provide the basis for cultural specificity in our analysis. Film grammar references will aid our discussions and analysis of formal and stylistic elements.
Grading:: 20% Midterm Exam
40% Final Exam
20% Special Projects
20% Written Homework
Class Format:: 50% Lecture
25% Film/Video
25% Discussion
Workload:: 50 Pages Reading Per Week
15 Pages Writing Per Term
2 Exam(s)
1 Presentation(s)
Textbooks:: https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/34161/1189
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:: 2 April 2010

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