Course Title: Asian Cinemas

Part A: Course Overview

Course Title: Asian Cinemas

Credit Points: 12.00

Terms

Course Code	Campus	Career	School	Learning Mode	Teaching Period(s)
COMM1035	City Campus	Undergraduate	335H Applied Communication	Face-to-Face	Sem 2 2007, Sem 2 2008, Sem 2 2009
COMM1035	City Campus	Undergraduate	345H Media and Communication	Face-to-Face	Sem 2 2010, Sem 2 2011, Sem 2 2012, Sem 2 2013, Sem 2 2014, Sem 2 2015, Sem 2 2016, Sem 2 2017, Sem 2 2018, Sem 2 2019, Sem 2 2020, Sem 2 2021
COMM2287	Singapore Inst of Management	Undergraduate	345H Media and Communication	Face-to-Face	Offsh2 18, Offsh2 19, Offsh2 20, Offsh2 21, Offsh2 22
COMM2489	RMIT University Vietnam	Undergraduate	345H Media and Communication	Face-to-Face	Viet1 2016, Viet3 2016, Viet2 2017, Viet3 2017, Viet1 2018, Viet2 2018, Viet3 2018, Viet1 2019, Viet2 2019, Viet3 2019, Viet1 2020, Viet2 2020, Viet3 2020, Viet1 2021, Viet2 2021, Viet3 2021, Viet1 2022, Viet2 2022, Viet3 2022
COMM2769	RMIT Vietnam Hanoi Campus	Undergraduate	345H Media and Communication	Face-to-Face	Viet2 2019, Viet3 2019, Viet2 2020, Viet3 2020, Viet2 2021, Viet3 2021, Viet1 2022, Viet2 2022, Viet3 2022

Course Coordinator: Dr Shweta Kishore

Course Coordinator Phone: +61 3 9925

Course Coordinator Email: shweta.kishore@rmit.edu.au

Course Coordinator Availability: Please contact course coordinator

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None

Course Description

This course will introduce you to a broad spectrum of Asian cinemas reflecting various aspects of film culture. The focus of the course is on film history, genre, national cinema and authorship studies, to contrast styles and themes found within and between different Asian cinemas.

The course will address the following questions, amongst others: What, if anything, constitutes a national or regional cinema? Is there something distinctive that defines Asian cinema? How do Asian cinemas respond to the aesthetics and economics of ‘Hollywood’ cinema?

Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development

Course Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this course, you will be able to:

• Explain the features, themes and genres of specific Asian cinemas.
• Critically discuss the historical background and development of specific cinemas of the Asian region.
• Analyse the cinema of several countries in terms of aspects of their domestic political, economic and cultural context.
• Compare and contrast the works of major Asian filmmakers.
• Interpret and critically discuss aspects of the film style, "language" and aesthetics of specific Asian cinemas.

Overview of Learning Activities

You will be actively engaged in a range of learning activities which may include project work, lectures, tutorials, class discussion, individual and group activities.

Overview of Learning Resources

RMIT will provide you with resources and tools for learning in this course through our online systems.

A list of recommended learning resources will be provided by your lecturer, including books, journal articles and web resources. You will also be expected to seek further resources relevant to the focus of your own learning.

The Library provides guides on academic referencing: http://www.rmit.edu.au/library/referencing and subject specialist help via your Liaison Librarian.

Overview of Assessment

You will be assessed on how well you meet the course’s learning outcomes and on your development against the program learning outcomes. Assessment may include written and oral reports, reflective papers, creative projects and presentations, individually and in groups.

Feedback will be given on all assessment tasks.