schedule last updated: December 23, 2007 05:05 AM

NOTE: Schedule may be subject to slight changes as the semester progresses.  Any changes will be announced in class.

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ORIENTATION - NO CLASSES

• Course overview, review of syllabus, introductions
• Discussion:  What is national identity and why is it important?

• Discussion of experiences in Puerto Rico

TOPIC:  LATIN AMERICAN CINEMA

Have read for today:

• Chapter 1: Concepts of National Cinema in "World Cinema:  Critical Approaches" (p. 1-10)

• The Emergence of National Cinemas in "Cinemas of the World: Film and Society from 1895 to the Present" (p. 76-94) (reading provided on the ship's Intranet)

• Chapter 18: Issues in World Cinema in "World Cinema:  Critical Approaches" (p. 143-150)

• Cinema of Puerto Rico

• Cinema of Brazil

BEGIN SCREENING IN CLASS:

• Vidas Secas (run time: 103 minutes)

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• Take-Home Reading Quiz #1 due at the beginning of class today
• Student Information Form due today

TOPIC:  LATIN AMERICAN CINEMA

Have read for today:

• Chapter 25: South American Cinema in "World Cinema:  Critical Approaches" (p. 194-210)

• Cinema in Latin America in "The Oxford History of World Cinema" (p. 427-435)

• New Cinemas in Latin America in "The Oxford History of World Cinema" (p. 740-749)

FINISH SCREENING IN CLASS:

• Vidas Secas (run time: 103 minutes)

• Take-Home Reading Quiz #2 due at the beginning of class today

TOPIC:  LATIN AMERICAN CINEMA

• Discussion of your screening reflections

BEGIN SCREENING IN CLASS:

• Orfeu (run time: 100 minutes)

• Screening Reflection #1 due today

• Discussion of field journals and experiences in Brazil

TOPIC:  LATIN AMERICAN CINEMA

Have read for today:

• African and Latin American Cinemas: Contexts and Contacts in "Focus on African Films" (p. 241-272) (reading provided on the ship's Intranet)

FINISH SCREENING IN CLASS:

• Orfeu (run time: 100 minutes)

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• Field journal from Brazil due today
• Take-Home Reading Quiz #3 due at the beginning of class today

NO CLASSES

Have read for today:

• Chapter 24: African Cinema in "World Cinema:  Critical Approaches" (p 185-193)

• Introduction in Focus on African Films" (p. 1-11) (reading provided on the ship's Intranet)

• Ousmane Sembene and History on the Screen:  A Look Back to the Future in "Focus on African Films" (p.33-47) (reading provided on the ship's Intranet)

• African Cinema

BEGIN SCREENING IN CLASS: 

• Xala (run time: 123 minutes)

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• Take-Home Reading Quiz #4 due at the beginning of class today

TOPIC:  AFRICAN CINEMA

Have read for today:

• Film and History in Africa: A Critical Survey of Current Trends and Tendencies in "Focus on African Films" (p.48-68) (reading provided on the ship's Intranet)

FINISH SCREENING IN CLASS: 

• Xala (run time: 123 minutes)

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• Take-Home Reading Quiz #5 due at the beginning of class today

TOPIC:  AFRICAN CINEMA

• Discussion of your screening reflections

BEGIN SCREENING IN CLASS:

• Tsotsi (run time: 94 minutes)

• Screening Reflection #2 due today

NO CLASSES

• Discussion of field journals and experiences in South Africa

TOPIC:  AFRICAN CINEMA

Have read for today:

• Fact, Fiction and the Critic's Responsibility in "Focus on African Films" (p. 69-88) (reading provided on the ship's Intranet)

• Come Back South Africa:  Cinematic Representations of Apartheid Over Three Eras of Resistance in "Focus on African Films" (p.15-32) (reading provided on the ship's Intranet)

• The Cinemas of Sub-Saharan Africa in "The Oxford History of World Cinema" (p. 667-671)

FINISH SCREENING IN CLASS:

• Tsotsi (run time: 94 minutes)

• Field journal from South Africa due today
• Take-Home Reading Quiz #6 due at the beginning of class today

Have read for today:

• Film: The Further Expansion of Audiovisual Wisdom in “Mass Communication in India:  A Sociological Perspective” (p. 121-134) (reading provided on the ship’s Intranet)

• Chapter 19:  Indian Cinema in "World Cinema:  Critical Approaches" (p. 151-158)

• India:  Filming a Nation in "The Oxford History of World Cinema" (p. 678-689)

• Cinema of India

BEGIN SCREENING IN CLASS:

• Pather Panchali (run time: 115 minutes)

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• Take-Home Reading Quiz #7 due at the beginning of class today

NO CLASSES

• Discussion of field journals and experiences in Mauritius
• Review for midterm exam (Use take-home quizzes #1-7 as study guides & review class notes)

TOPIC:  INDIAN CINEMA

Have read for today:

• Bollywood and Beyond in "Cinemas of the World: Film and Society from 1895 to the Present" (p 322-353) (reading provided on the ship's Intranet)

• Bollywood Cinema:  Making Elephants Fly (reading provided on the ship's Intranet)

• The New Bollywood:  No Heroines, No Villains (reading provided on the ship's Intranet)

FINISH SCREENING IN CLASS:

• Pather Panchali (run time: 115 minutes)

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• Field journal from Mauritius due today
• Take-Home Reading Quiz #8 due at the beginning of class today

• Midterm Exam

Watch outside of class in the library prior to our next class:

• Larger Than Life:  India's Bollywood Film Culture (run time: 57 minutes)
• There Will Always Be Stars in the Sky (run time: ?? minutes)

TOPIC:  INDIAN CINEMA

• Discussion of your screening reflections

BEGIN SCREENING IN CLASS:

• Bride and Prejudice (run time: 111 minutes)

• Screening Reflection #3 due today

NO CLASSES

• Discussion of field journals and experiences in India

TOPIC:  INDIAN CINEMA

Have read for today:

• Asiatic Cinemas in "Cinemas of the World: Film and Society from 1895 to the Present" (p.354-385) (reading provided on the ship's Intranet)

• Cinema of Malaysia

FINISH SCREENING IN CLASS:

• Bride and Prejudice (run time: 111 minutes)

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• Field journal from India due today
• Take-Home Reading Quiz #9 due at the beginning of class today

• Discussion of field journals and experiences in Malaysia

TOPIC:  CHINESE CINEMA

Have read for today:

• Chapter 20:  Chinese Cinema in "World Cinema:  Critical Approaches" (p. 159-165)

• China Before 1949 in "The Oxford History of World Cinema" (p 409-412)

• China After the Revolution in "The Oxford History of World Cinema" (p. 693-703)

• Cinema of China

• Cinema of Vietnam

BEGIN SCREENING IN CLASS: 

• Farewell My Concubine (run time: 156 minutes)

• Field journal from Malaysia due today

• Take-Home Reading Quiz #10 due at the beginning of class today

TOPIC:  CHINESE CINEMA

Have read for today:

• Chapter 21:Hong Kong Cinema in "World Cinema:  Critical Approaches" (p. 166-172)

• Popular Cinema in Hong Kong in "The Oxford History of World Cinema" (p. 704-710)

• Chapter 22: Taiwanese New Cinema in "World Cinema:  Critical Approaches" (p. 173-177)

• 1949 in "The Oxford History of World Cinema" (p. 409-412)

FINISH SCREENING IN CLASS: 

• Farewell My Concubine (run time: 156 minutes)

• Take-Home Reading Quiz #11 due at the beginning of class today

• Discussion of field journals and experiences in Vietnam

TOPIC:  CHINESE CINEMA

• Discussion of your screening reflections

• Field journal from Vietnam due today
• Screening Reflection #4 due today

• Discussion of field journals and experiences in China

TOPIC:  JAPANESE CINEMA

Have read for today:

• Chapter 23:  Japanese Cinema in "World Cinema:  Critical Approaches" (p. 178-184)

• Cinema of Japan

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• Field journal from China due today
• Take-Home Reading Quiz #12 due at the beginning of class today

• Discussion of field journals and experiences in Japan

TOPIC:  JAPANESE CINEMA

Have read for today:

• The Classical Cinema in Japan in "The Oxford History of World Cinema" (p. 413-421)

• Men with Swords and Men with Suits: The Cinema of Akira Kurosawa (reading provided on the ship's Intranet)

BEGIN SCREENING IN CLASS: 

• Rashômon  (run time: 88 minutes)

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• Field journal from Japan due today
• Take-Home Reading Quiz #13 due at the beginning of class today

TOPIC:  JAPANESE CINEMA

Have read for today:

• Japan:  Before the Great Kanto Earthquake in "The Oxford History of World Cinema" (p. 177-182)

• The Modernization of Japanese Film in "The Oxford History of World Cinema" (p. 714-721)

FINISH SCREENING IN CLASS: 

• Rashômon  (run time: 88 minutes)

• Take-Home Reading Quiz #14 due at the beginning of class today

TOPIC:  JAPANESE CINEMA

• Discussion of your screening reflections

• Course evaluations

BEGIN SCREENING IN CLASS:

• Kamikaze Girls (run time: 102 minutes)

• Screening Reflection #5 due today

TOPIC:  WRAP-UP

• Review for final exam (Use take-home quizzes #8-15 as study guides & review class notes)

Have read for today:

• Cinema without Frontiers in "Cinemas of the World: Film and Society from 1895 to the Present" (p. 419-425) (reading provided on the ship's Intranet)

FINISH SCREENING IN CLASS:

• Kamikaze Girls (run time: 102 minutes)

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• Take-Home Reading Quiz #15 due at the beginning of class today