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Write a paper on the following topic. The paper should be at least 6 pages in length, double-spaced, coherently written, with 1-inch margins on all sides. The preferred font is Times New Roman 12. Please give a title to your paper. Write down your name. Indicate page numbers throughout the paper.
Socialism Past and Present
Chinese Culture Traditional and Modern
Choose the films of at least three different directors that we have studied in the second part of the class since the midterm paper. Discuss and compare important themes and distinctive styles of the films of these directors.
We have watched these films in entirety or have watched and analyzed part of them in class. Choose from the following list. Do not write about other films without getting permission from the Instructor or the TA.
Beijing Bicycle (Director Wang Xiaoshuai, 2001)
Link: https://archive.org/details/BeijingBicycle (Links to an external site.)
Shanghai Dreams (Director Wang Xiaoshuai, 2005)
Link: https://vimeo.com/13225757 (Links to an external site.)
Xiao Wu (aka The Pickpocket, director Jia Zhangke, 1997).
Link to the first 50 minutes of the film with English subtitles.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qL9LGnrcpYA (Links to an external site.)
Link to the whole film without subtitles. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAoOidlFU2s (Links to an external site.)
24 City (Director Jia Zhangke, 2008). Kanopy
https://ucdavis.kanopy.com/video/24-city (Links to an external site.)
A Touch of Sin (Director Jia Zhangke 2013). Kanopy
https://ucdavis.kanopy.com/video/touch-sin (Links to an external site.)
Mr. Six (Director Guan Hu, starring Feng Xiaogang, 2015). Kanopy
The Piano in a Factory (Director Zhang Meng, 2010).
https://ucdavis.kanopy.com/video/piano-factory (Links to an external site.)
Also available on Youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzBajc9pzzA
Kaili Blues (Director Bi Gan, 2015). Kanopy
Eat Drink Man Woman (Director Ang Lee, 1994). Swank
https://digitalcampus.swankmp.net/ucdavis371390/watch/27AB9EC6DA418DF1?referrer=direct (Links to an external site.)
Finding Mr. Right (Director Xue Xiaolu, 2013). Swank
https://digitalcampus.swankmp.net/ucdavis371390/watch/E5912F061B5083C7?referrer=direct (Links to an external site.)
China Peacekeeping Forces (Director Ning Haiqiang, 2018)
Link:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hELnzhkw914 (Links to an external site.)
Most of these films with English subtitles are available on streaming platforms such as Kanopy and Swank as subscribed by our UC Davis Library. I have already given the links in the syllabus or in follow-up announcements via Canvas. Some other subtitled films are available on Youtube as I have provided the links above.
You may discuss a film or a director that you already wrote about in the second short response paper. But please do not use and copy your old sentences and paragraphs again in a new paper.
Feel free to compare the recurrent themes and stylistic characteristics of a new generation of filmmakers with those of the earlier generations such as the so called “Fifth Generation” from mainland China (directors Zhang Yimou, Chen Kaige, and Tian Zhuangzhuang).
The case of Ang Lee is different from that of mainland Chinese directors because he was born in Taiwan and has been making films in the US. Keep that in mind if you wish to make a comparison between him and other directors whom I have studied in the class.
The required readings on the syllabus are a good resource for writing the paper. You are also welcome to consult materials from outside the class. If that is the case, make sure you acknowledge the sources. For documentation, either the MLA Style or the Chicago Manual of Style is fine. Plagiarism is not tolerated.
Once again, like the midterm paper, both what you write and how you write are important. Avoid simple generalization. You need to refer to specific elements in the films. Your writing should reflect the level and ability of an upper-division college student. Coherence, organization, and elegance are important criteria for good writing.
If you anticipate difficulty in writing this paper, try to make an appointment with the University’s Writing Center to get some help as soon as possible.
Note on the order of a Chinese name. Family name/surname comes first. For instance, Jia is the family name of Jia Zhangke; Feng is the family name of Feng Xiaogang.
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