University of St Andrews

Key information

SCOTCAT credits : 30

ECTS credits : 15

Level : SCQF level 10

Semester: 2

Availability restrictions: Not automatically available to General Degree students

Planned timetable: 2.00 pm - 4.00 pm Mon (Screening 4.30 pm - 7.00 pm Tue)

Hollywood may be the global box office champion among the worldãs film industries for now, but it is far from being the industry that produces the most films. In 2012, Indiaãs various industries produced nearly four times as many films as Hollywood. Adding in production numbers from China, Japan and South Korea, that figure rises to six and a half times, and is not including many other industries in South Asia (Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka), East Asia (Hong Kong, Taiwan, Philippines) and Southeast Asia (Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam). Asian Cinemas will explore this most prolific, diverse and exciting area of world cinema by scrutinising it in various ways. Topics may include the cinemas of certain regions (Southeast Asia), languages (Chinese-language cinemas, including Singapore), pan-Asian production practices and stardom, the close relationship between cinema and popular music in Asian cinemas, Asian genres (martial arts, New Years films, gangster films), and the recent migration of art cinema's global centre of gravity from Europe to Asia (Hong Kong, Taiwanese and South Korean new waves) among others. By discussing how the different aesthetics created by these cinemas are specific to their contexts, this module questions and challenges the universal applicability of concepts previously developed in Film Studies. For 2017/18, the module will focus on southeast Asian film.

Relationship to other modules

Pre-requisite(s): Before taking this module you must pass FM2001 and pass FM2002

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact: 2-hour seminar plus screening (up to 4 hours).

Scheduled learning hours: 66

Guided independent study hours: 234

Assessment pattern

As used by St Andrews: Coursework = 100%

As defined by QAA
Written examinations : 0%
Practical examinations : 0%
Coursework: 100%

Re-assessment: Take Home Examination (48-hour slot) = 100%

Personnel

Module coordinator: Dr P C Lovatt
Module teaching staff: Dr P Lovatt, Dr P Flaig, Dr D Hanlon, Dr L Torchin, Dr M Cowan, Dr A Jain