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NOTES on Japanese Post-studio cinema

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Reminder: Third Reading Journal Due on July 24th (Mon)

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Final Paper: Due on August 6th SUNDAY

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Write a 2000 word essay (typed, double-spaced, 12-point font, and 1” margins all around; refer to Chicago Manual of Style (http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/home.html) THINK WELL before working on your arguments; in your final paper, one of the films you are writing about should be from the film list in our syllabus (refer to the list); at least TWO references will be from our REQUIRED READINGS ; remember: you are always welcome to quote extra sources. You could extend and work on some of the ideas developed from your reading journals. SUBMISSION : Please submit the essay to the lecturer’s email address maran@lit.nagoya-u.ac.jp with the subject “Final Paper AFH”. I’d send out confirmation email once your assignment is received. Late submission is not accepted unless emergency happens. Format Include the following information at the top of each assignment: Your Name Course Title Submission Date Final Paper     ...

NOTES ON KOREAN CINEMA

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8. CONTEMPORARY SOUTHEAST ASIAN CINEMA

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WEEK 15 * JULY 21 st       Screening: Iloilo , Dir. Anthony Chen, 2013 WEEK   16   JULY 28 TH     Lecture NOTE: I would invite students to present their TAKE HOME PROJECT--no special preparation is needed. Would mail individuals soon. Required Readings: Ho, Michelle H. S.   (2015). "Desiring The Singapore Story: Affective Attachments And National Identities in Anthony Chen’s Ilo Ilo." Journal Of Chinese Cinemas 9, no. 2: 173-186. [distributed in class] Lent, John. A. (2012). “Independent from What?”. in Southeast Asian Independent Cinema , edited by Tilman Baumgartel, Hong Kong University Press, [click HERE ] May Adadol Ingawanij. (2012).“Introduction: dialectics of independence”. In Glimpses of Freedom: Independent cinema in Southeast Asia . Ithaca: Cornell University. Pp. 1-14 [distributed in class]

7. CONTEMPORARY KOREAN CINEMA

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South-Korean director Park Chan-Wook holds up a sign reading 'Korean films are in danger' as he stages a protest on the red carpet during the 56th Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale) on February 14, 2006 in Berlin, Germany. WEEK 13 * JULY 7 TH    Screening: Old Boy , Dir. Park Chan-Wook, 2003, 120 min. NOTE: compulsory; attendance would be taken: could leave at 2:30 pm for other classes WEEK 14* JULY 14 TH Lecture Required Readings: Bordwell, David. & Thompson, Kristin. (2010). Film History: An Introduction , McGraw-Hill Higher Education, pp.655-658 [distributed in class] Kim, Kyung Hyun. (2011). “Introduction” & “Park Chan-Wook’s ‘Unknowable’ Old Boy”. Virtual Hallyu: Korean Cinema of the Global Era . Duke University. Pp.1-21 & pp.178-199 [distributed in class] Reference Readings: Choe, Steve. (2016). ‘Introduction’ [CLICK HERE ] & ‘Love Your Enemies’[CLICK HERE ]. In Sovereign Violence: Ethics and South Korean Ci...