Asian Cinema and the Social Imaginary

Autor/in	Dissanayake, Wimal
Titel	Asian Cinema and the Social Imaginary
Quelle	In: Educational Perspectives, 42 (2009) 1-2, S.10-14 (5 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0013-1849
Schlagwörter	Films; Asian Culture; Cultural Awareness; Aesthetics; Political Issues; Social Influences; Imagination; Teaching Methods + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Film; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Ästhetik; Politischer Faktor; Sozialer Einfluss; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode
Abstract	There is growing interest by schools and universities in understanding Asian societies and cultures. One way of deepening this interest productively is through the imaginative use of cinema. In this article, the author explores how cinema can be a window into the dynamics of contemporary Asian societies and cultures. Through "aesthetic style...concomitant representational strategies, and preferred visual registers," the author suggests that films reveal the emotional relationships and political understandings of its characters and how they are affected by the "imperatives of historical events,...[offering] useful point[s] of departure for classroom discussions." (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	College of Education, University of Hawaii at Manoa. Wist Annex 2 Room 131, 1776 University Avenue, Honolulu, HI 96822. Tel: 808-956-8002; e-mail: coe@hawaii.edu; Web site: http://www.coe.hawaii.edu/research/ep
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10