WGSS498J

Advanced Special Topics in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies; Contemporary Chinese and Chinese American Cinema on Women

Cross-listed with ARTH488C and FILM429C. Credit only granted for ARTH488C, FILM429C, or WGSS498J. This course examines the representation of Chinese and Chinese-American women in contemporary cinema from mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and the Chinese diaspora. The changing images of women in a spectrum of genres, by some of the most representative directors, will be studied through the application of major critical concepts in visual culture and cinema studies.

Sister Courses: WGSS498A, WGSS498B, WGSS498C, WGSS498D, WGSS498I, WGSS498K, WGSS498M, WGSS498R, WGSS498Y, WGSS498Z

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