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MODL 391: Migration & Diasporas in Sinophone Cinema
Dr. Sijia Yao
Online
The act of migration leads to scatterings of Chinese people across the globe, a modern diasporic condition and experience of intercultural dispersal.
Migration and diaspora, therefore, serve as major themes in Sinophone cinema.
This course explores the fluidity of Chineseness in Sinophone cinema in Taiwan, Hong Kong, mainland China, Southeast Asia, and the United States.