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Courses - Fall 2023
ARTH
Art History & Archaeology Department Site
ARTH489L
Special Topics in Art History; The Transnational Cinema of Ang Lee: Culture, Gender, and Race
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
Cross-listed with CINE459L and WGSS498K. Credit only granted for ARTH489L, CINE459L or 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."