EAS249H1

Sinophone Cinemas: Revolution of the Sensible World

This course is an introduction to the cinematic avant-garde movements that follow the end of the first Cold War across the Sinophone world, specifically China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. Taking up the legacies of the Cold War, we examine specific film histories in each region and situate the New Wave movements of the past four decades in a vast terrain that is shaped by the narratives of war, nationalism, colonialism, economic integration, urbanization, among others.