NOTES for Week 10★June 26th LIVING AS ‘THE OTHER’ IN THE CITY

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Week 11★July 3rd FUTURISTIC AND DYSTOPIAN CITIES [discussion]

For the next class, I will give you the instructions about the Group Presentations in Week 14.

Homework Viewing:

Blade Runner (1982)

Dir. Ridley Scott

about attendance

Dear all,

I have included this part in the syllabus too.

Notes on E-Absence:

If a registered student is absent from the lecture for more than three times (including 3 times!),

s/he would FAIL the course, UNLESS sufficient medical proof, or other formats of evidence is provided immediately.

When you have to be absent for justified reasons, please contact the teacher as soon as possible.

On June 19th, we will watch a documentary film together online. 

Attendance will be taken. Please write to me if you have any questions.

Thank you!

all the best

Ran

week9-10 LIVING AS ‘THE OTHER’ IN JAPAN

Death by Hanging by Oshima Nagisa

Week 8★June 12 HAUNTING CITIES AND FEMALE GHOSTS

Homework Viewing: Any horror titles mentioned by both authors

Required Reading

Dudley, Andrew. (2010). “Ghost Towns”, Cinema at the City’s Edge:  Film and Urban Networks in East Asia. Yomi Braester, James Tweedie, eds., Hong Kong University Press.

Reference Reading

Wee, V. (2011). Patriarchy and the Horror of the Monstrous Feminine. Feminist Media Studies, 11(2), 151–165. https://doi.org/10.1080/14680777.2010.521624

ZOOM MEETING PASSWORD CHANGED IN JUNE

if you do not know what it is,
please email to Ma Ran.

best
Ran