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HK cinema MOOC
The “rerun” of Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on Hong Kong cinema will begin on 11 September 2018 (Tuesday). This is a great opportunity for you to understand Hong Kong cinema's uniqueness and its continuing impact in transforming other national cinemas.
MOOC description 
This pioneering online experience is under the direction of internationally-recognized film studies scholars Professor Gina Marchetti and Dr. Aaron Han Joon Magnan-Park from the HKU Department of Comparative Literature and Dr. Stacilee Ford from the HKU Department of History and American Studies Program with the creative assistance of HKU Technology-Enriched Learning Initiative (TELI).
The course explores globalization through Hong Kong cinema featuring crisp analyses of the actors and filmmakers whose lives and films connect the local Hong Kong scene to global histories, events, and trends. Throughout the six-week course, students will encounter stars including Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, and Maggie Cheung as well as award-winning directors such as John Woo, Mabel Cheung, Andrew Lau, and Wong Kar Wai. Each week a new film showcases talents, themes, and local-global connections.
Highlights of the course 
Cinematic canvas ranging from martial arts and heroic bloodshed films to romantic comedies and migration melodramas.
Covering a range of topics, genres, and films, the course features demonstrations of swordplay and action choreography, tutors students in the close analysis of film techniques, uncovers the reasons for the worldwide appeal of genres such as the kung fu film, and nurtures a comparative and critical understanding of issues of gender, race, and migration.
Interviews with film professionals such as directors Mabel Cheung and Andrew Lau, producer John Sham, film festival director Roger Garcia, and other guests, offer candid insights about the industry.
Showcases a team of scholars within the HKU Department of Comparative Literature and the Faculty of Arts who do cutting-edge research and model pedagogical excellence.
More information and registration: https://www.edx.org/course/hong-kong-cinema-through-a-global-lens
If you have any questions, please contact enquiry at teli.hku.hk
best,
Morgan Wong
on behalf of the teaching team of Hong Kong Cinema Through a Global Lens
by denton.2 at osu.edu on September 8, 2018
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