Cinema East and West.ppt

Cinema: East and West A New GE Course Instructor: Dr. Louisa Wei Louisa received her PhD in film studies from the University of Alberta, Canada. In the past few years, she has taught popular OOD courses including “Chinese Language Cinema” and “Gender in Popular Media” to City University students. Louisa is a filmmaker herself, writing feature film scripts and directing independent documentary films. At this moment, she is screening her documentary titled “Storm under the Sun” in International Documentary Film Festival, Amsterdam. Course Goal This course aims to present students with a larger picture of how film has developed from 1895 to today as both a popular medium and an art form, and how cinemas of the West and the East have influenced each other’s traditions through different eras. Students are expected to define basic terminologies in cinema history, to name representative directors and works from each country and/or period, and to describe major events and trends in the world of film. By covering significant ideas, movements and trends in cinema history, the course will also enhance students’ general knowledge on culture and history and provide them a vocabulary with which they can further explore in the field of film/media studies and topics related to media and cultural issues. 這門課程講授電影從1895年誕生到今天的發展歷程。電影既是一種通俗的媒介，又是一種藝術形式。雖然電影從西方發源，但很快就進入了東方，並且在東方生根發展。世界電影史上，東西方電影一直互相影響並不斷由此產生新的電影流派和風格。我們的課程上將會介紹重要的電影概念、電影運動，以及電影潮流，使學生掌握基本的電影辭彙，並通過電影讓學生能夠提高對歷史、文化中許多議題的認識。這是一門入門課程，對將來希望繼續探索電影和媒體研究的學生是必選的課程。 Course Design This course is designed for students with no experience in film/media studies, but will also be greatly appreciated by students who love film and study film on their own. In short, all you need to bring to the class is your interest in cinema. In class, stories about how film has developed from the earlier years to recent years will be shared; while through the readings and exercises, students will be able to: Read films as both narrative and cultural tex