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reading journal for Nov 11th/Dec 2nd/Jan 13

★ Film Journal No.1 due on Nov. 11 Friday, 5pm via Email on 2 films: Laborer’s Love 「 勞工之愛情 」 , Dir. Zhang Shichuan, 1922; Never Weaken , Dir. Harold Lloyd, 1921[available at YouTube] (details to be given later) Write a 300-500 word reading journal (typed, double-spaced, 12-point font, and 1” margins all around; refer to Chicago of Manual Style; see https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/717/01/ ) focusing on assigned reading for the previous month. Don’t be overly concerned with grammar (although spell-check will be helpful!), but do put a lot of thinking into your reading journals since they will be key to fruitful discussions in class and even your final paper. Please submit the Journal to the lecturer’s email address maran@lit.nagoya-u.ac.jp with the subject “READING JOURNAL I/II/III”. I’d send out confirmation email once your assignment is received. Late submission is not accepted unless emergency happens. Format Include the followi...

two films

Laborer’s Love「勞工之愛情」, Dir. Zhang Shichuan, 1922 [ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGAjnySwHsk ] Never Weaken, Dir. Harold Lloyd, 1921 [ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ROteQXXwQc ]

Accounts of Early Chinese Cinema II:Shadow Play in Context

Week 5 NOV 3 National Holiday: No Class Week 6/Nov 10 th     Lecture & Discussion Required Readings Victor Fan, “From the Shadow Play to Electric Shadows”, Electric Shadows: A Century Of Chinese Cinema , eds. James Bell, BFI, 2014, p8-15 [download HERE ] Zhang Yingjin, “Cinema and National Traditions 1896-1926”, Chinese National Cinema , p22-57 [click HERE to download] Zhen, Zhang. Amorous History of the Silver Screen , 89-117 NOTE: this chapter would be very useful for your reading journal NO.1 [click HERE ] NOTE: students reported missing pages, so this one has been updated.