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Apr 18, 2024
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FA 263 Global Contemporary Cinema
3 credits
This course serves as an introduction to the vibrant world of contemporary global cinema. We will discuss the histories and development of various national and transnational cinema practices with close attention paid to contemporary social-political contexts. We will study the films of many well- known and emerging international directors such as Claire Denis (France), Lucrecia Martel (Argentina) Christian Petzold (Germany), Mattie Do (Laos), Annemarie Jacir (Palestine), Asghar Farhadi (Iran), Alankrita Shrivastava (India), Hawa Essuman (Kenya), Lee Kyoung-Mi (South Korea), and Jia Zhangke (China). In addition to a wide range of viewing, you will read a diverse array of academic articles, filmmaker interviews, and histories to contextualize the filmsyou have seen. Our discussions and analysis will focus on the development of film language and aesthetics as well as the formation of specific national film styles, genres, and cultures within a dynamic, transnational, and globalized world.
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