Welcome to Spring Semester 2017

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Dear all, welcome to 
TRANS/NATIONAL CINEMA AND ASIA: IDENTITY AND POLITICS
syllabus download HERE
[for PW ask the TA]
Week 1★April 14 Introduction: Film Studies/Cultural Studies Methodologies
Required Readings
Davis, Aeron. (2008). “Chapter 3: Investigating Cultural Producers” & Barker, Martin, “Chapter 8: Analysing Discourse”, in Pickering, M. (Ed.) Research Methods for Cultural Studies. Edinburgh University Press. pp. 53-67 & pp.150-174

[click HERE to download both chapters; ask TA for the PW]
NOTE: the sharing period of all documents expires by the end of each month; be quick!

Tinkcom, Matthew, Villarejo, Amy. (2001).“Introduction”. Keyframes: Popular Cinema and Cultural Studies. Routledge.pp.12-33.
[distribute in CLASS]

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