Week 9 & 10 GENRE CINEMA AND ASIAN ZOMBIES
Week 9★Dec 6TH Screening: Train
to Busan 부산행, 2016. Dir. Yeon Sang-on [compulsory;
attendance is taken]
SCREENING WILL START AT 10:20;
ARRIVING AT 10:30 WOULD BE TOTALLY FINE
LEAVING AT NOON OK, but you really want to miss the ending???
ARRIVING AT 10:30 WOULD BE TOTALLY FINE
LEAVING AT NOON OK, but you really want to miss the ending???
TRIGGER WARNING ON IN-CLASS SCREENINGS:
All IN-CLASS SCREENINGS are mandatory (=attendance would be strictly taken).
All selected films are masterpieces in their own ways, and for research and
teaching purposes, also based on the tenet of freedom of expression, the
process of selection is not, and should not be subjected to criteria applied to
regular theatrical screenings. NEVERTHELESS, first make sure that you have
reached the age for watching some of the listed films. Some titles may contain
potentially violent, sex, blood, and similarly ‘discomforting’ contents—check
imdb.com to read the plot BEFOREHAND, and you should consult with your teacher
if you have problem attending the screening due to the film’s content. You
could quit the classroom during the screening, if you find the content
disturbing. Make-up work should be done based on mutual-understanding and
communication.
Week 10★Dec 13th Lecture &
Discussion
Required
Readings:
Bordwell, David & Thompson, Kristin, (2016). “Film Genres”, Film Art: an Introduction
(10th edition), University of Wisconsin Press, 326-349.
[BA level； PW protected]
[BA level； PW protected]
Castillo,
D. R., & Browning, J. E. (2016). Introduction: Our Zombies, Our Remnants. In D. R.
Castillo, D. Schmid, Reilly David A., & J. E. Browning (Eds.), Zombie
Talk: Culture, History, Politics. New York: Palgrave Macmillan.
http://doi.org/10.1057/9781137567727.0004
Reference Reading:
FOR MA students
Kim, J. (2019). Biocalyptic imaginations in Japanese and Korean films: Undead nation-states in I Am a Hero and Train to Busan. Inter-Asia Cultural Studies, 20(3), 437-451.
Schmid, D. (2016). The Limits of Zombies: Monsters for a Neoliberal Age. In D. R. Castillo, D. Schmid, D. A. Reilly, & J. E. Browning (Eds.), Zombie Talk: Culture, History, Politics. New York: Palgrave Macmillan. http://doi.org/10.1057/9781137567727.0008
FINALLY:
MA RAN's questions regarding TTB
1. What would a study of style, theme, iconography and story-telling on TTB lead us to better understand zombie movie as a genre? Is Yeon's zombie movie essentially "Korean"?
2. Some people read TTB in a reflectionist manner, by turning to the socio-political context of Korean society from which the film is produced and circulated. Is this film a critique of neoliberal capitalism (fund-managers; biotech company; oligarchy enterprises; environmental problems etc.)?
Who are the zombies? Hardt and Negri (Marxist thinkers) believe in the revolutionary potential of the monsters-- “The new world of monsters is where humanity has to grasp its future.” What do you think?
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