AAST355
Asian Americans in Film
Cross-listed with: AMST328W. Credit only granted for: AAST355, AAST398L or AMST328W. Formerly: 398L. Explores how Asian Americans have historically been represented in the U.S. by Hollywood, and in turn, how independent and Hollywood Asian American filmmakers have represented themselves. It covers the history of racial, gendered, and sexualized representations of Asian Americans in Hollywood, as well as Asian American filmic responses within and outside Hollywood. It also introduces how four basic tools of film analysis mise-en-scene, cinematography, editing and sound work together to create meaning in moving images. It examines how these elements are put together in three different types of films by Asian American filmmakers: narrative, documentary, and experimental. How films function in society to circulate ideas that reproduce and challenge stereotypes about Asian Americans.
Fall 2024
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Fall 2023
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4.83
Summer 2023
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4.83
Past Semesters
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6 reviews
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11 reviews
Average rating:
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11 reviews
Average rating:
5.00