Title: 1160 Themes in Literature (Pop Culture Film: Ethnic Identity, American Masculinity, and the "Eastern Western") (Online)
Campus: MU
Credit: 3 credit hours (no graduate credit)
Lessons: 6 lessons, 6 submitted
Exams: 2 exams
Grading: Faculty Evaluated
Prerequisites: None
Description: This course examines the engagement with racial difference in popular films. It traces a history of filmic connections between eastern and western models of masculinity by examining recent Hollywood action films alongside more subtle contemplations of Asian-American identities, as well as western movies that were produced as direct imitations of Japanese forerunners.
Special Instructions: No more than six hours may be taken in the Themes in Literature series. Course Notes: This course requires rental of films in DVD or video format from a rental service.Students enrolled in this course will have access to the MU Online Writery for assistance with writing in this course. Students will need to use their MU PawPrint to use this service.
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