CHIN418T

Special Topics in Contemporary Chinese Fiction and Film; Where Truth Lies: Chinese Cinema between Fact and Fiction

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This course explores Chinese/Sinophone films and media that unsettle the boundary between fiction and nonfiction in this class. Course materials under discussion draw on a variety of genres, forms, and approaches: reportage, mockumentary, docudrama, found footage, true crime series, crowd-sourced video remix, filmed reenactments, essay film and ephemeral media of various kinds, etc.

Sister Courses: CHIN418, CHIN418B, CHIN418C, CHIN418D, CHIN418F, CHIN418G, CHIN418I, CHIN418J, CHIN418K, CHIN418L, CHIN418M, CHIN418N, CHIN418P, CHIN418V

Fall 2025

Belinda Qian He

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Past Semesters

Belinda Qian He

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During the Spring 2020 and Spring 2021 semesters, students could choose to take some of their courses pass-fail mid-semester which skews grade data aggregated across multiple semesters.

Average GPA of 3.60 between 24 students*

CHIN418T Grade Distribution+-05101520253035404550556065707580% of studentsABCDFWother
A-: 12.5%
A: 4.17%
A+: 62.5%
B+: 8.33%
C+: 4.17%
D: 4.17%
D+: 4.17%
* "W"s are considered to be 0.0 quality points. "Other" grades are not factored into GPA calculation. Grade data not guaranteed to be correct.