ARTS2453 Chinese Cinema (UNSW Sydney): rated 2.6/5 overall across 2 reviews collected on UNSW Wall.
ARTS2453 is a UNSW Sydney course taught by the Faculty of Arts, Design and Architecture in School of Humanities and Languages. This page brings together its handbook details and what UNSW students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 中国电影
Type: Undergraduate course
Credit points: 6
Subject area: School of Humanities and Languages
Faculty: Faculty of Arts, Design and Architecture
Level: Undergraduate Level 2
Handbook year: 2026
This course is intended to serve as an introduction to the evolution of Chinese cinema in its cultural, literary and historical context. You will explore issues related to "modernization", communism, nationalism, cultural conflict, war, revolution and gender roles against a backdrop of Chinese history and politics provided in class via lecture, readings and discussion.
ARTS2453 has 2 scored reviews: overall 2.6/5 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 2 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 2.6/5).
On Reddit: "Having done this course, most of the cohort r 19 yo Chinese intl students with non functional english who don't watch any of the lectures or films and do the course because it's a bludge, I'm confident the overwhelming majority just copy pasted chatgpt for the essay"
On Reddit: "I’m missing where the uni said misconduct? Integrity can be much broader than that. Honestly bro, just sit the exam and move on. You’re wasting time trying to fight against it, it sucks but it’s an easy AF course and only 2 hours of your time"
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Q: Is ARTS2453 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 2 reviews: overall 2.6/5. Only a few reviews so far, so treat this as a rough guide.
Q: Which faculty teaches ARTS2453, and when is it offered?
A: ARTS2453 is taught by the Faculty of Arts, Design and Architecture. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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