2010-2011 Academic Catalog

Jul 03, 2025

2010-2011 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

SCRN 252 - Asian Cinemas

How different was/is the Asian cinema from the classical Hollywood cinema, which has dominated the world’s commercial filmmaking as a model to be either imitated or resisted? The course addresses the issue of difference “from the outside” by engaging in the study of the history of various Asian film industries; identification of the characteristic storytelling formats of Asian cinema; formal analysis of the stylistic signatures of its master directors (such as Kurosawa, Ozu, Ray, Yimou, Woo); and study of western criticism’s discourse on these national cinemas.

Instructor: Staff

When Offered: Offered periodically

Faculty: TBA