Simon Fraser University
Engaging the World

Course Outlines

Spring 2024 - GSWS 431 B100

Local Sex on Global Screen (4)

Class Number: 3145

Delivery Method: Blended

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Jan 8 – Apr 12, 2024: Tue, 12:30–2:20 p.m.
    Burnaby

  • Instructor:

    Helen Leung
    hhl@sfu.ca
    1 778 782-5526

  • Prerequisites:

    45 units including six units in GSWS or CA.

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

Examines the globalization of sexual cultures and the emergence of queer cinema and screen culture outside of North America and Europe.

COURSE DETAILS:

This course examines the globalization of sexual cultures and the emergence of queer screen culture on the margin or outside of North America and Europe. We will analyze the impact of globalization on local, diasporic, and postcolonial expressions of sexual practice and gender identity. In turn, we will also explore the various ways in which these cinematic expressions reframe our understanding of LGBTQ issues from transcultural perspectives.

COURSE-LEVEL EDUCATIONAL GOALS:

For more detailed information please see the GSWS website: http://www.sfu.ca/gsws/undergraduate/courses/Educational_Goals.html

Grading

  • Weekly In-Person Class Attendance: 10%
  • Weekly Online Learning Activities: 20%
  • “I’m A Film Critic!” Creative Project: 20%
  • Research Paper Proposal (1 page + annotated filmography/bibliography): 10%
  • Final Research Paper (8-10 pages): 40%

NOTES:

Blended Delivery

This is a Blended course which requires:

2 hour/week in-person class time

2 hour/week asynchronous online activities

REQUIREMENTS:

Course Films (subject to change)

All films are available via SFU library, shared on Canvas, or screened in class.

The Handmaiden (Park Chan-wook, 2016, South Korea), A Fantas3c Woman (Sebas9án Leilo, 2018, Chile), The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros (Auraeus Solito, 2005, The Philippines), Strella (Panos H. Koutras, 2009, Greece), Twilight’s Kiss (Ray Yeung, 2019, Hong Kong), Wild Side (Sébas9en Lifshitz, 2004, France), Happy Together (Wong Kar-wai, 1997, Hong Kong)

Materials

REQUIRED READING:

All readings are available on Canvas.

Queer Cinema in the World (Karl Schoonover and Rosalind Galt, 2016, Duke UP)

+ Selected articles on individual films, regional contexts, film production/reception/distribution, film aesthetics, and LGBTQ issues


REQUIRED READING NOTES:

Your personalized Course Material list, including digital and physical textbooks, are available through the SFU Bookstore website by simply entering your Computing ID at: shop.sfu.ca/course-materials/my-personalized-course-materials.

Registrar Notes:

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS

SFU’s Academic Integrity website http://www.sfu.ca/students/academicintegrity.html is filled with information on what is meant by academic dishonesty, where you can find resources to help with your studies and the consequences of cheating. Check out the site for more information and videos that help explain the issues in plain English.

Each student is responsible for his or her conduct as it affects the university community. Academic dishonesty, in whatever form, is ultimately destructive of the values of the university. Furthermore, it is unfair and discouraging to the majority of students who pursue their studies honestly. Scholarly integrity is required of all members of the university. http://www.sfu.ca/policies/gazette/student/s10-01.html