ASIAN CINEMA BEFORE 1945 (ACH) Reading Journal

Reading Journals: Due Dates Nov 12^th/Dec 10^th/Jan 21^st (Mondays)/5pm.

Write a 300-400 word reading journal (citation style refer to Chicago Manual of Style/CMS; see http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/home.html; Google for more; a more accessible version is here). Don’t be overly concerned with grammar (although spell-check will be helpful!), but do put a lot of thinking into your reading journals since they will be key to fruitful discussions in class and even your final paper.

SUBMISSION

Please submit the Journal to the lecturer’s email address maran@nagoya-u.jp with the subject “ACH READING JOURNAL I/II/III”. I prefer Word Doc (if you haven’t installed Microsoft, PDF is fine). The Word file should contain “ACH”+ the student’s name in its file name. I’d send out confirmation email once your assignment is received. Late submission is not accepted unless emergency happens.

FORMAT

Include the following information at the top of each assignment:

Your Name Course Title Submission Date Title of article   [please do not use the reference entry as the title…]

CONTENT & REQUIREMENT:

Each journal has specific films and topics for review and discussion (do refer to the syllabus):

★Film Journal No.1 (on one film):

Laborer’s Love「勞工之愛情」, Dir. Zhang Shichuan/張石川, 1922;

Film for reference: Never Weaken, Dir. Harold Lloyd, 1921

★Film Journal No.2 on 1 out of 2 films:

a）Sisters of Gion[祇園の姉妹]; b) Osaka Elegy[浪華悲歌]

★Film Journal No.3 on 1 out of 2 films:

a) China Night [支那の夜], b) Spring of Korean Peninsula [반도의 봄]

You should engage with the reading(s) as listed in our syllabus—at least 1 of the Cited Work entries MUST be from the required readings. You are expected to a) examine the listed films by situating it within specific socio-political, cultural, and historical contexts, and if possible, 2) use certain theoretical concepts (such as keywords; concepts proposed by scholars) and/or arguments (much detailed explanations) to explore the films (e.g., Auteur? Style? Cultural Politics?). You should be able to present your own interpretation and viewpoints. 

Evaluations:

20% Participation & Contribution to Discussion/Presentation

30% Reading Journals (10%x3)

20% Film Event Report/Review (10%)/Group Presentation (10%)

30% Final Paper