Listed in: Asian Languages and Civilizations, as ASLC-234 | Film and Media Studies, as FAMS-320
Formerly listed as: ASLC-34 | FAMS-32
Timothy J. Van Compernolle (Section 01)
(Offered as ASLC 234 [J] and FAMS 320.) Is the concept of national cinema useful in the age of globalization? Given the international nature of cinema at its inception, was it ever a valid concept? In this course, we will consider how the nation is represented on screen as we survey the history of film culture in Japan, from the very first film footage shot in the country in 1897, through the golden age of studio cinema in the 1950s, to important independent filmmakers working today. While testing different theories of national, local, and world cinema, we will investigate the Japanese film as a narrative art, as a formal construct, and as a participant in larger aesthetic and social contexts. This course includes the major genres of Japanese film and influential schools and movements. Students will also learn and get extensive practice using the vocabulary of the discipline of film studies. This course assumes no prior knowledge of Japan or Japanese, and all films have English subtitles.
Spring semester. Professor Van Compernolle.
Section 01
Tu 01:00 PM - 02:20 PM FAYE 113
Th 01:00 PM - 02:20 PM FAYE 113
This is preliminary information about books for this course. Please contact your instructor or the Academic Coordinator for the department, before attempting to purchase these books.
| ISBN | Title | Publisher | Author(s) | Comment | Book Store | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A New History of Japanese Cinema: A Century of Narrative Film | Continuum | Isolde Standish | TBD | |||
| World Cinemas, Transnational Perspectives | Routledge | Durovicova and Newman | TBD |