Week |
Date |
Topic |
Week 1 |
9/15 |
No Class |
Week 2 |
9/22 |
Taiwan in the 1980s: economic growth and socio-politics |
Week 3 |
9/29 |
Taiwan in the 1980s: social movement and “national” culture |
Week 4 |
10/06 |
Taiwan New Cinema: Prior to the emergence Film appreciation & discussion: Good Morning, Taipei (1979) |
Week 5 |
10/13 |
Taiwan New Cinema: aesthetics & techniques Film Appreciation & Discussion: The Terrorizer (1986) |
Week 6 |
10/20 |
Taiwan New Cinema: the movement and key members Film Appreciation & Discussion: Dust in the Wind (1986) |
Week 7 |
10/27 |
Taiwan New Cinema in the 1990s: The Decline, the Second Wave, and film festivals Film appreciation: Vive L’amour (1994) |
Week 8 |
11/03 |
The City: landscape, history, and collective memory; the body, being and emptiness |
Week 9 |
11/10 |
Identity Politics, Gender/Sexuality & Feminism |
Week 10 |
11/17 |
Identity Politics: Gender/Sexuality & LGBT Issues Film appreciation: Drifting Flowers (2008) |
Week 11 |
11/24 |
Identity Politics: Ethnic cultures in Taiwan till the early 2000s |
Week 12 |
12/01 |
In Search for Root: Westernization/Modernization and Colonial History in Taiwan Suggested reading: 《台灣西方文明初體驗》 Film appreciation: Viva Tonal – The Dance Age (Viva Tonal 跳舞時代,2003) |
Week 13 |
12/08 |
In Search for Root: Agriculture, Social Justice, and Documentary in Taiwan |
Week 14 |
12/15 |
Issues of immigrant spouses and migrant workers |
Week 15 |
12/22 |
Film appreciation: The Other Side (對岸異鄉人, 2012) |
Week 16 |
12/29 |
New trends, the new generation, and the future of Taiwanese films |
Week 17 |
1/05 |
Hip-Hop Storm (街舞狂潮, 2010) |