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[CAAS] Transnational Japanese Cinema
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From its inception ‘cinema’ has been a transnational phenomenon. In this course we will consider how contemporary Japanese films circulate in the world through film festivals and vectors of commercial distribution networks.
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Focusing on films that have achieved international success we will consider questions of cultural nationalism, the concept of the auteur and distinctions of ‘taste’ in terms of high and low/popular culture.
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transnational, taste, film festival, cultural nationalism, politics, high/low culture, soft power
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Day I Session 1: Introduction Session 2: Film Screening – Tokyo Story (1953) Ozu Yasujiro Session 3: Film Festivals Reading: Felicia Chan ‘International Film Festivals and the Making of a National Cinema’.
Day II Session 1: Film Screening – Tokyo Ga (1985) Wim Wenders Session 2: Lecture/Seminar: The Ephemeral and Cultural Nationalism Session 3: Student presentations and discussion based on the reading David Desser ‘A Filmmaker for all Seasons’.
Day III Session 1: Film Screening Akira (1988) Otomo Katsuhiro Session 2: Lecture/Seminar: Anime and the Apocalypse Session 3: Student presentations and discussion based on the readings Iwabuchi Koichi ‘Taking Japan Seriously: Cultural Globalisation Reconsidered’; and Susan Sontag ‘The Imagination of Disaster’.
Day IV Chofu Film Tour
Day V Session 1: Film Screening – Ringu (1998) Nakata Hideo Session 2: Lecture/Seminar: The Asia Extreme Franchises Session 3: Student presentations and discussion based on the readings Mistuyo Wada-Marciano, ‘J-Horror: New Media’s Impact on Japanese Horror Cinema; and Oliver Dew, ‘Asia Extreme: Japanese Cinema and British Hype’.
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1500 words essay: 50% Presentation: 20% 500 words reaction paper Chofu Film Tour: 20% Class participation 10%
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Carefully read each days set texts in advance making notes of relevant points. Be prepared to offer your opinion on the texts and to back this up.
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