Asia in Hollywood
Kill Bill, Volume 1 (2003)

1) Introduction: Some basic questions….

       What is Asia?

       Who is Asian?

2) Stereotypes and Images

       “Sick Man of Asia”

       May 4^th Movement and Wuxia

3) Wuxia and Chanbara (Samurai)

  A) Basics     

  B) The 1940s and 50s

       Government Bans/Censorshp

       The Seven Samurai (1954)

       Wenyi (literary art)

       Huangmei daio

       Male Heroic Prototype

4) The 1960s/70s: The New Action Era

       Zhang Che (1932-2002)

       Yang gang

       Bruce Lee (1940-73)

       Hattori Hanzo

       Sonny Chiba (1939-)

       New Images and Stereotypes

5) Kill Bill, Volume 1

Quentin Tarantino

6) Some Things to Think About….