KSCB008 Chinese literature in film

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2012
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Kamila Hladíková, Ph.D. (lecturer), Mgr. et Mgr. Dušan Vávra, Ph.D. (deputy)
Guaranteed by
doc. Lucie Olivová, MA, Ph.D., DSc.
Department of Chinese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. et Mgr. Dušan Vávra, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Chinese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
each odd Friday 12:30–17:25 M11
Prerequisites
One semester course is designed for students from the the second year of their study (Studies in Chinese Cultures), who acquired basic knowledge of Chinese.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
At the end of the course students will be acquainted and able to analyse Chinese cinema of the second half of the 20th Century. The selection of the course movies follows contemporary developments and trends in film industry, but also focuses on original film adaptations of literary writings.
During individual classes students not only get familiarized with the most prominent Chinese directors and their work, but also should be able to interpret selected literary writings and compare them to film adaptations. Students thus should be able to analyse various political and social changes before and after the Cultural revolution in the People´s Republic of China.
Clips and examples from literary writings will be part of each class.
Syllabus
  • 1. Echo of May Fourth Movement:
  • Lao She: Chaguan
  • Ba Jin: Jia
  • 2. Socialist-realist production
  • yangbanxi, Qingchun zhi ge, Liu san jie
  • 3. Echo of the Cultural Revolution:
  • literatura jizev: Di er ci woshou,Tianyunshan chuanqi, Taiyang he ren
  • 4. The First "Other" Films after the Cultural Revolution:
  • Muma ren, Furong zhen
  • 5. The Beginnings of the Fifth Generation of Chinese Directors:
  • Zhang Junzhao: Yige he bage;
  • Hledání kořenů: Chen Kaige: Huang tudi; Wu Tianming: Laojing
  • 6. The Fifth Generation of Chinese Directors I.
  • Zhang Yimou: Hong gaoliang, Ju Dou, Hong deng
  • 7. The Fifth Generation of Chinese Directors II.
  • Chen Kaige: Haizi wang, Bian zou bian chang
  • 8. The Fifth Generation of Chinese Directors III.
  • Tian Zhuangzhuang: Dao ma zei, Liechang zhasa, Gushu yiren
  • 9. Controversial Movies:
  • Huozhe, Bawang bieji, Yaogun qingnian, Lan fengzheng
  • 10. The 1990s
  • Molihua kai, Wang Shuo, wuxia
  • 11. The Present
  • The Sixth Generation of Chinese Directors; Zhang Yuan : Donggong xigong, Shanghai panic (Mian Mian)
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Huot, Claire. China´s New Cultural Scene. London, 2000.
  • Zhang Yingjin. Chinese National Cinema. London, 2004.
  • McGrath. Postsocialist Modernity: Chinese Cinema, Literature, and Criticism in the Market Age.. Stanfors, 2008.
  • Berry, Christopher J., Farquhar, Mary Ann. China on Screen: Cinema and Nation. . New York, 2006
Teaching methods
The course has a form of lectures, with teacher´s explanations. The lectures will be supplemented with clips and examples from literary writings.
Assessment methods
Written test (multiple choice); minimum 70%.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2012, recent)
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