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Courses - Spring 2025
CINE
Cinema and Media Studies
Open Seats as of
12/21/2024 at 10:30 PM
CINE429U
Special Topics in National/International Cinemas; Chinese Cinemas and the Underground
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
Cross-listed with CHIN418N. Credit only granted for CHIN418N or CINE429U.

This course digs into the hidden world of film and media across PRC China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and other diasporic Sinophone areas. Issues tobe explored include cinema's relationship to the Chinese Hell, revolutionary espionage, and tunnel warfare, as well as guerilla filmmaking, media piracy, subversive data mining, and forms of secret voices, forbidden images, and unofficial memories. Taught in English.