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2026-2027 Academic Catalog

CHI 210 - Chinese Martial Arts Cinema

Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
Credit Hours: 3

This course explores the history of martial arts film and its unique cinematic aesthetic in Shanghai, Hong Kong, and diaspora communities. Cadets study the related critical issues such as Chinese nationalism, stardom/fandom, gender dynamics, filmmaking, reality/virtuality, and body genre. This course does not include a foreign language component and cannot be used toward a language requirement.