CHIN418T

Special Topics in Contemporary Chinese Fiction and Film; Where Truth Lies: Chinese Cinema between Fact and Fiction

This course explores Chinese/Sinophone films and media that unsettle the boundary between fiction and nonfiction in this class. Course materials under discussion draw on a variety of genres, forms, and approaches: reportage, mockumentary, docudrama, found footage, true crime series, crowd-sourced video remix, filmed reenactments, essay film and ephemeral media of various kinds, etc.

Sister Courses: CHIN418, CHIN418B, CHIN418C, CHIN418D, CHIN418F, CHIN418G, CHIN418I, CHIN418J, CHIN418K, CHIN418L, CHIN418M, CHIN418N, CHIN418P, CHIN418V

Fall 2023

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