AMES-631
NATIONAL CINEMAS
Not in Fall 2026
Term
Overview
Feedback is mostly positive. The strongest signal is that the readings, films, or examples carry real weight. Best for students who will engage with the materials instead of skimming everything. The sample is still thin, so treat this as directional rather than definitive.
DepartmentAMES
Terms offeredFall
Typical enrollment8–8
Semesters of data1
6.7
Hrs / week
7
Responses
8
Enrollment
88%
Response Rate
Evaluation Scores
Overall quality
Teaching, content, and experience combined.
4.3
Intellectually stimulating
Challenges students to think deeply.
4.5
Instructor effectiveness
Explains concepts and facilitates learning.
4.6
Difficulty
Higher means harder.
3.1
Feedback Analysis
Feedback Analysislow
Analysis based on student evaluations
Based on 16 comments across 1 sections
Feedback is mostly positive. The strongest signal is that the readings, films, or examples carry real weight. Best for students who will engage with the materials instead of skimming everything. The sample is still thin, so treat this as directional rather than definitive.
Student Reports
How hard is the A?
A is doable but not automatic
The signal here is more do-the-work-and-you-should-be-fine than easy-A chatter. Students do not describe the A as automatic, but the evidence also does not paint grading as punishing.
Homework Load
Moderate homework load
Homework load looks moderate. The recurring signal is steady weekly work, but not a course that turns every assignment into a grind.
Lecture Load
Lighter lecture burden
Student comments describe this as more discussion-, seminar-, or workshop-driven than lecture-dependent. The lecture burden itself does not sound like the main source of friction.
Strengths
• Readings, films, or outside materials come up repeatedly as a real strength rather than filler.
• Discussion is a clear strength; students repeatedly describe the class conversation as engaging and useful.
Tradeoffs
• There is no single dominant complaint theme, but the feedback is not uniformly glowing either.
Best fit for
Best for students who will engage with the materials instead of skimming everything.
Watch out for
• Most of the signal comes from a limited sample, so be careful about over-generalizing.
• A large share of the evidence comes from one instructor's version of the course, so this may not generalize cleanly.
Student Responses
film analysis
Fall 2023 · Hong, Guo-Juin
My cinematographic analysis, insights into the heterogeneity of cinema, and critical thinking of national cinema were reinforced.
Fall 2023 · Hong, Guo-Juin
Being exposed to re-examining Chinese films from a theoretical and conceptual perspective. Learning about the concept and limitations of National Cinema, finally being able to rethink and engage in debate about transnational cinema. Being able to go beyond film to form an interdisciplinary trajectory for future research.
Fall 2023 · Hong, Guo-Juin
I learned how to do a close reading of a movie from this course. And it also reflects deeply on the concept of national cinema.
Fall 2023 · Hong, Guo-Juin
The reflection on and conceptualism of 'National Cinema' growing interests in Chinese early cinema how to do close reading on the text of cinemas the mindset of coming up with questions while doing the research instead of starting with a question and simply doing the research to prove it
Fall 2023 · Hong, Guo-Juin
Rating History
Rating history
Error bars show \u00B11 std dev
| Term | Instructor | Overall | Difficulty | Hrs/wk | Enrolled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2023 | Hong, Guo-Juin 4.8Rate My ProfessorsQuality4.8Difficulty1.7Would retake100%Based on 17 ratingsClick to view on RMP → | 4.3 | 3.1 | 6.7 | 8 |
Instructor
Hong, Guo-JuinAMES
Also teaches
AMES-107 INTRO TO EAST ASIAN CULTURES4.8AMES-129 MASTERS OF CHINESE CINEMA4.7AMES-511 DOCUMENTARY/EAST ASIAN CULTURE4.5