2022 Fall
FILM 171 003 - LEC 003
Special Topics in Film Genre
East Asian Horror
Daniel Cuong O'Neill, Jinsoo An
Class #:33963
Units:4
Instruction Mode:
In-Person Instruction
Offered through
Film and Media
Current Enrollment
Total Open Seats:
2
Enrolled: 16
Waitlisted: 0
Capacity: 18
Waitlist Max: 5
Open Reserved Seats:
12 reserved for Film Majors
Hours & Workload
0 to 3 hours of instructional experiences requiring special laboratory equipment and facilities, 3 hours of instructor presentation of course materials, and 9 to 6 hours of outside work hours.
Final Exam
MON, DECEMBER 12TH
07:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Dwinelle 142
Other classes by Daniel Cuong O'Neill
Other classes by Jinsoo An
Course Catalog Description
The study of films as categorized either by industry-identified genres (westerns, horror films, musicals, film noir, etc.) or broader interpretive modes (melodrama, realism, fantasy, etc.).
Class Description
East Asian Horror: In this course, we will engage with a range of works in East Asian horror cinema (Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan) and explore their power to provoke and disturb, in relation to issues such as spectatorship, the uncanny, and the reconfiguration of gender and sexuality as modes of critique. We will also discuss the manifold ways in which these films articulate the relation between human bodies and media technologies. The aim of the course is to generate a critical understanding of horror cinema, its conventions as well as its inventive potential.
Rules & Requirements
Repeat Rules
Reserved Seats
Current Enrollment
Open Reserved Seats:
12 reserved for Film Majors
Textbooks & Materials
See class syllabus or https://calstudentstore.berkeley.edu/textbooks for the most current information.
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