The aim of this introductory course on Contemporary Asian Cinema is to acquaint students with significant films from the major countries in Asia and how these films reflect and comment on profound social, political, and historical changes that have occurred in recent decades. The course will investigate recent films from China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Taiwan, and a Vietnam, including those made by the diaspora. These films will be approached through a variety of critical perspectives, including formalism, auteurism, and genre theory, watching art films, mainstream commercial films, and films that fall between these two categories. While examining universal themes embodying roles, customs, culture, relationships, identity, and such critical concerns as diaspora, hybridity, transnationalism, an attempt will be made to discern the effects of globalization on the Asian film industry and its changing relationship with Hollywood.

Course information: Summer Session II: 6 July – 13 Aug 2010, MWF 2:00-4:15pm, 3 credits

For information/override permission contact Asian Studies Office 956-6085

Explore Balinese music through hands-on experience with the different instruments in a Gamelan ensemble. Practical experience is complemented by explanations of the performing arts and their role in Balinese society. Gain cultural awareness as you discover how the music and the dance of Bali work together. No musical background is required.
Course Information: Jun 2-Jul 14 • Wed/Mon • 5:30-6:20pm • 12 mtgs • No class Jul 5 • Location TBA (Please check later for room assignment) • $95

Please register by no later than May 27, 2010
Call 808•956•8400 or go to www.outreach.hawaii.edu/noncredit today

I Made Widana, BA in Balinese Traditional Music, has taught Balinese Gamelan music to students from Japan, the United States, Canada, the Netherlands, and England since 1996. Widana started learning traditional music and dance with his family as a child. He later received formal training at KOKAR, the performing arts high school in Sukawati, Bali and then received his BA in traditional music at the Arts Institute in Denpasar, Bali. As a musician in a performing arts ensemble, Widana has participated in tours to the US, Japan, and Europe. When in Bali, Widana teaches traditional gamelan music in villages, formal music studios, and dance studios. Since taking up residency in Honolulu, Widana has begun exposing local students and audiences to Balinese Gamelan music.

Anna Reynolds received her BA in Music composition from San Francisco State University and MA in Asian Studies from the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa. She will begin her doctorate in Asian Theatre with a focus on Southeast Asian performing arts at the University of Hawai‘i in Fall 2010. She has been passionate about Balinese culture and performing arts since residing in Bali to undertake intensive study of Balinese music and dance in 2003.

Alongside the 25th Anniversary of SEASSI, there are several 2010 Advanced Language Study Programs for your consideration:

Southeast Asian Studies Summer Institute (SEASSI)
University of Wisconsin, USA
Dates: 14 June – 6 August 2010
Deadline: 19 February 2010

Advanced Filipino Abroad Program (AFAP)
De La Salle University at Dasmariñas
Dates: 11 June – 7 August 2010
Deadline: 8 February 2010

Advanced Indonesian Abroad (COTIM)
Universitas Kristen Satya Wacana
Salatiga, Indonesia
Dates: 14 June – 15 August 2010
Deadline: 16 February 2010

Advanced Study of Khmer (ASK)
Royal University of Phnom-Penh, Cambodia
Dates: 14 June – 6 August 2010
Deadline: 1 March 2010

Advanced Study of Thai Abroad (AST)
Consortium Advanced Study of Thai Abroad
Chiang Mai University, Thailand
Begins: 13 August 2010
Deadline: 1 February 2010

Vietnamese Advanced Summer Institute (VASI)
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Dates: 14 June to 6 August 2010
Deadline: 1 February 2010