SemesterFall Semester, 2023
DepartmentFreshman Class of BA Program in Southeast Asian Languages and Cultures, Thai Section Sophomore Class of BA Program in Southeast Asian Languages and Cultures, Thai Section
Course NameThai Society and Culture through Films
InstructorValyamedhi Chawarote
Credit2.0
Course TypeElective
Prerequisite
Course Objective
Course Description
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週次



Week



課程主題



Topic



課程容與指定



Content and Reading Assignment



教學活動與作業



Teaching Activities and Homework



學習投入時間



Student workload expectation



課堂講授



In-class Hours



課程前後



Outside-of-class Hours



1



Introduction



September 12, 2023



Course Orientation;



Lecture and Discussion



2



2



2



Theoretical Framework



September19, 2023



Arts, Lives, and Society Main Idea in Film Studies 



Lecture and Discussion



 



2



2



3



Film 1



September26, 2023



Santi - Vina (1954)



Film Experience



 



2



2



4



Film Discussion



October 3, 2023



Thematic Discussion: Santi-Vina (1954)



Presentation and Discussion



 



2



2



5



October 10, 2023



          Holiday       



 



 


 

6



Film Discussion



October 17, 2023



Lecture: Introduction to Buddhism



Lecture and Discussion



 



2



2



7



Film 2



October 24, 2023



Naa? Nâak (1999)



Film Experience



 



2



2



8



Film Discussion



October 31, 2023



Thematic Discussion: Naa? Nâak (1999)



Presentation and Discussion



 



2



2



9



Literary Theory



November 7, 2023



Midterm



 



 


 

10



Literary Theory



November 14, 2023



Lecture: Folk Religions in Thailand



Lecture and Discussion



 



2



2



11



Film 3



November 21, 2023



The Siam Renaissance (2004)



Film Experience



 



2



2



12



Film Discussion



November 28, 2023



Thematic Discussion: The Siam Renaissance (2004)



Presentation and Discussion



 



2



2



13



Film Discussion



December 5, 2023



Lecture: Colonialism in Southeast Asia



Lecture and Discussion



 



2



2



14



Film 4



December 12, 2023



Pee Mak (2013)



Film Experience



 



2



2



15



Film Discussion



December 19, 2023



Thematic Discussion: Pee Mak (2013)



Presentation and Discussion



 



2



2



16



Film Discussion



December 26, 2023



Lecture: Film Aesthetics and Cultural Background



Lecture and Discussion



 



2



2



17



Film 5



January 2, 2024



Kwam Suk Khong Kati (2009)



Film Experience



 



2



2



18



Film Discussion



January 9, 2024



Thematic Discussion: Kwam Suk Khong Kati (2009)



 



Presentation and Discussion



 



2



2




 



 



 



 



 


Teaching Methods
Teaching Assistant

To be announced 


Requirement/Grading

Case Studies (Presentation) 40%                                



Final Paper (Written Report) 30%                                                



Class Participation 30%                                                             


Textbook & Reference

HO??PHA?PPHAYON. (2012). Phiphitthaphan Pha?pphayon Thai = Thai Film Museum.



RABIGER, M., & HURBIS-CHERRIER, M. (2013). Directing: film techniques and aesthetics. Waltham, Mass, Focal Press.



TAI EIGASAI. (2003). Tai Eigasai 2003: Nihon ASEAN ko?ryu?nen 2003 kinen = Thai Film Festival in Tokyo 2003 : in commemoration of ASEAN-Japan exchange year 2003. To?kyo?, Kokusai Ko?ryu? Kikin Ajia Senta?.



THAILAND. (2006). Thai film directory 2006. Bangkok, Office of Contemporary Art and Culture, Ministry of Culture, Thailand.



KOKUSAI KO?RYU? KIKIN. (1990). Thai Film Festival: a perspective through the 1970s and 1980s. Tokyo, Masaru Inoue.



 


Urls about Course
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