Course title |
Exploring Taiwan: Film and Social Culture in Taiwan |
Semester |
104-2 |
Designated for |
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Instructor |
KUO JEN-FENG |
Curriculum Number |
LibEdu1050 |
Curriculum Identity Number |
H01E05000 |
Class |
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Credits |
2 |
Full/Half Yr. |
Half |
Required/ Elective |
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Time |
Friday 8,9(15:30~17:20) |
Remarks |
The upper limit of the number of students: 65. |
Ceiba Web Server |
http://ceiba.ntu.edu.tw/1042LibEdu1050_ |
Course introduction video |
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Table of Core Capabilities and Curriculum Planning |
Association has not been established |
Course Syllabus
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Course Description |
In this course we look closely at several Taiwanese films over the past two decades, and through them we intend to understand what prominent phenomena and changes have been taking place in Taiwan’s social culture. As some of the films speak to the current socio-political conditions on this island, some reflect an emerging cultural trend, while others indicate social problems and propose what we can do in response. In any case, those films present themselves as various attempts to make conversations with Taiwanese society and Taiwanese people, and in this course we “read” those films as we also consider and discuss crucial social issues in Taiwan. |
Course Objective |
待補 |
Course Requirement |
Each week the students will be asked to engage the recommended readings or films, most of which will be topics of class discussion. They will be encouraged to pursue readings/films beyond the recommendations. How the students respond to the discussions will be considered their overall performance in this course. |
Student Workload (expected study time outside of class per week) |
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Office Hours |
Appointment required. |
Designated reading |
Davis, Darrell. and Yueh-yu Yeh. Taiwan Film Directors: A Treasure Island. Columbia University Press, 2005.
Yip, June. Envisioning Taiwan: Fiction, Cinema, and the Nation in the Cultural Imaginary. Duke University Press, 2011. |
References |
盧非易。《台灣電影:政治、經濟、美學1949-1994》。1998年,台北,遠流。 |
Grading |
No. |
Item |
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Explanations for the conditions |
1. |
Participation |
10% |
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2. |
Midterm Report/Presentation |
30% |
Optional between the report, 2 reviews, and presentation |
3. |
Final Paper |
60% |
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Week |
Date |
Topic |
Week 1 |
2/26 |
Introduction |
Week 2 |
3/04 |
Taiwan in the 1980s: economic growth and socio-politics |
Week 3 |
3/11 |
Taiwan in the 1980s: social movement and “national” culture
Taiwan New Cinema: Prior to the emergence and healthy realism
Film appreciation & discussion: Good Morning, Taipei (1979) |
Week 4 |
3/18 |
Taiwan New Cinema: the movement and key members
Film appreciation & discussion: Terrorizers (1986) |
Week 5 |
3/25 |
Taiwan New Cinema: techniques
Film Appreciation & Discussion: Dust in the Wind (1986) |
Week 6 |
4/01 |
NO CLASS |
Week 7 |
4/08 |
Taiwan New Cinema in the 1990s: The Decline, the Second Wave, and film festivals
Film appreciation: Vive L’amour (1994) |
Week 8 |
4/15 |
STUDENT PRESENTATION WEEK |
Week 9 |
4/22 |
MIDTERM EXAM WEEK
The City: landscape, history, and collective memory; the body, being and emptiness |
Week 10 |
4/29 |
Identity Politics, Gender/Sexuality & Feminism |
Week 11 |
5/06 |
Identity Politics: Gender/Sexuality & LGBT Issues
Film appreciation: Drifting Flowers (2008) |
Week 12 |
5/13 |
Identity Politics: Ethnic cultures in Taiwan till the early 2000s |
Week 13 |
5/20 |
In Search for Root: Westernization/Modernization and Colonial History in Taiwan
Film appreciation: Viva Tonal – The Dance Age (Viva Tonal 跳舞時代,2003) |
Week 14 |
5/27 |
In Search for Root: Agriculture, Social Justice, and Documentary in Taiwan |
Week 15 |
6/03 |
Issues of immigrant spouses and migrant workers |
Week 16 |
6/10 |
NO CLASS |
Week 17 |
6/17 |
Film appreciation: The Other Side (對岸異鄉人, 2012) |
Week 18 |
6/23 |
FINAL EXAM WEEK
Epilogue: New trends, the new generation, and the future of Taiwanese films |
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