FILM 208 Asian Film
This course is an interdisciplinary study of contemporary Asian society and culture through the medium of film. The aim of the course is to show the interconnection between artistic expression and the historical, social, and cultural realities within Asia from the 1960s to the present.
Hours Weekly
3 hours weekly
Course Objectives
- Engage in a cinematic exploration of various worldviews as it relates to Asian cinema.
- Describe Asian history, cultures, values, and aesthetics of self and others through an exploration of cultural mores, family life, religion, art, and literature as depicted in Asian film.
- Identify and explain multiple perspectives when exploring subjects within Asian cultures
- Analyze global events and issues and describe the interconnection between artistic expression and the historical and cultural realities of Asia from economic, political, environmental, aesthetic, or social perspectives.
- Identify and apply critical theories and concepts related to enduring and contemporary issues of aesthetics, creativity, humanism, meaning, and/or invention in Asian film.
- Incorporate innovation, risk-taking, and creativity into analysis and problem-solving methods by distinguishing different cinematic styles and genres based on the cultural models created throughout Asian history.
- Pose and address questions related to the confluence of creative and humanistic expression with social and cultural contexts in Asian film.
- Assess, reflect on, and critically analyze the role of Asian cinema in illuminating the human condition and search for meaning.
- Identify ethical issues arising from cross-cultural study of Asia.
Course Objectives
- Engage in a cinematic exploration of various worldviews as it relates to Asian cinema.
Learning Activity Artifact
Procedure for Assessing Student Learning
- Describe Asian history, cultures, values, and aesthetics of self and others through an exploration of cultural mores, family life, religion, art, and literature as depicted in Asian film.
Learning Activity Artifact
Procedure for Assessing Student Learning
- Identify and explain multiple perspectives when exploring subjects within Asian cultures
Learning Activity Artifact
Procedure for Assessing Student Learning
- Analyze global events and issues and describe the interconnection between artistic expression and the historical and cultural realities of Asia from economic, political, environmental, aesthetic, or social perspectives.
Learning Activity Artifact
- Other (please fill out box below)
- Exam
Procedure for Assessing Student Learning
- Identify and apply critical theories and concepts related to enduring and contemporary issues of aesthetics, creativity, humanism, meaning, and/or invention in Asian film.
Learning Activity Artifact
Procedure for Assessing Student Learning
- Creative Process and Humanistic Inquiry Rubric
- Incorporate innovation, risk-taking, and creativity into analysis and problem-solving methods by distinguishing different cinematic styles and genres based on the cultural models created throughout Asian history.
Learning Activity Artifact
Procedure for Assessing Student Learning
- Creative Process and Humanistic Inquiry Rubric
- Pose and address questions related to the confluence of creative and humanistic expression with social and cultural contexts in Asian film.
Learning Activity Artifact
Procedure for Assessing Student Learning
- Creative Process and Humanistic Inquiry Rubric
- Assess, reflect on, and critically analyze the role of Asian cinema in illuminating the human condition and search for meaning.
Learning Activity Artifact
- Other (please fill out box below)
- Exam
Procedure for Assessing Student Learning
- Creative Process and Humanistic Inquiry Rubric
- Identify ethical issues arising from cross-cultural study of Asia.