WEEK 1/OCT 6TH INTRODUCTION: EARLY CINEMAS IN (EAST) ASIA, MAPS AND TIMELINES

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Required Readings

(for the whole semester):

Corrigan, Timothy. A Short Guide to Writing About Film. 9th. ed. New York: Longman 2014

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Reference Readings

Dissanayake, Wimal. “Introduction: Nationhood, History and Cinema Reflections On The Asian Scene”, in Colonialism And Nationalism in Asian Cinema, edited by Wimal Dissanayake, Indiana University Press, 2004

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Yoshimoto, Mitsuhiro. “The Difficulty Of Being Radical: The Discipline Of Film Studies And The Post-Colonial World Order”, in Asian Cinemas: A Reader And Guide, edited by Dimitris Eleftheriotis & Gary Needham, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 2006, p27-40

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