PG SEMINAR 2021: KEYWORDS IN RETHINKING ASIAN MEDIA AND CINEMA CULTURE

Week 8 ★ June 2rd     Discussion Session Required Readings Dorman, Andrew. (2016). “Introduction” & “Cultural Specificity and Globalization”. Paradoxical Japaneseness: Cultural Representation in 21st Century Japanese Cinema . Palgrave McMillian. 1)     What is D’s basic assumption on ‘cultural specificity’ (think of our previous discussions of ‘multiculturalism’) and the ‘paradoxical nature’ of a national cinema? In other words, how has he tried to avoid the essentialist stance in tacking the ‘specificity’? Your thoughts? Try to recapitulate his points/framework apropos of Japanese cinema in one line. 2)     For D then, how do framings of ‘cultural concealment’ and ‘cultural performance’ connect with his major points, and his case studies, which range from specific filmmakers, production dynamics to (strategies for/of) film festivals? You thoughts/critiques? 3)     Review D’s discussions of national cinema, nation-state and globalization. What are his maj

Special Screening: Chi to Hone (Blood and Bones) , Dir. Yoichi Sai, 2004  Date/Time/Venue: May 29th, 4:30pm, Rm 131 Week 8 ★ June 2rd   Discussion/Presentation Session (Chris) Required Readings Dorman, Andrew. (2016). “Introduction” & “Cultural Specificity and Globalization”. Paradoxical Japaneseness: Cultural Representation in 21st Century Japanese Cinema . Palgrave McMillian.  [it's MOBI file, read it with KINDLE; please do NOT circulate; link expires within this week  CLICK HERE ] Ko , Mika. (2010) “Introduction”, “Defining the period: Japanese cinema and society at the turn of the millennium” & “Nationalism, multiculturalism and the problem of Japaneseness”. Japanese Cinema And Otherness: Nationalism, Multiculturalism and the Problem Of Japaneseness . Routledge. Pp1-8& pp. 9-32 [CLICK HERE ] the second part (Shihao): could be presentation/1 hour long Required Readings Dew , Oliver (2016). “Introductio