CHINESE 408S
Chinese Language and Culture through Film
Shu Zhang
Description from DukeHub
This course aims to further develop students' language skills and improve their understanding of Chinese society and culture through contemporary Chinese language film. Films of different themes are covered, such as the comparison of Chinese and Western family values and relationships, youth culture and campus life, romantic love stories, migrant workers and their living situations, space travel in fiction, etc. Critical film analysis such as film genre, camera angles, lighting, sound will be discussed to help students explore and analyze the artistic characteristics of films. Prerequisite: Chinese 407 or 331or 333 or equivalent proficiency.
Skills
- languageslanguage department: CHINESE
- makingAI review: "through contemporary Chinese language film"
- research methodsAI review: "Critical film analysis such as film genre, camera angles, lighting, sound will be..."
AI-resilient: 2 of 5
- No: Physical, lab or field work
- No: Live work with people
- No: Judgment someone is accountable for
- Yes: A craft you practice with your hands or body · "camera"
- Yes: Small, in-person format · seminar, 18 seats per section
The checks lean on Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025), which found generative AI applies least to physical work and hands-on work with people. A signal, not a promise. How the score works
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