ARTH489L

Special Topics in Art History; The Transnational Cinema of Ang Lee

Cross-listed with CINE459L and WGSS498K. Students will examine how the award-winning director Ang Lee has been able to explore important issues of culture, gender, race, identity, and values across borders in a transnational world. Films to be studied are from a wide spectrum of genres and may include "The Wedding Banquet," "Sense and Sensibility," "The Ice Storm," "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon," "Hulk," "Brokeback Mountain," "The Life of Pi," and "Gemini Man."

Sister Courses: ARTH489B, ARTH489C, ARTH489D, ARTH489E, ARTH489F, ARTH489G, ARTH489K, ARTH489M, ARTH489N, ARTH489O, ARTH489Q, ARTH489V, ARTH489Z

Fall 2023

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