CHIN6014 Reading in Chinese Popular Culture
| Offered By | Faculty of Asian Studies |
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| Academic Career | Graduate Coursework |
| Course Subject | Chinese |
| Offered in | First Semester, 2009 |
| Unit Value | 6 units |
| Course Description |
Syllabus: The course serves two purposes. First, it serves as a Chinese language course between the advanced group stage and the independent research stage, focusing on improving the students' reading and listening comprehension proficiency. Second, it allows a comparative and theoretically informed investigation of popular culture in contemporary China from the perspective of cultural studies. The course provides an overview of popular cultures in contemporary China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and other transnational Chinese communities. We will discuss several important themes in Chinese popular culture in the recent decades, including the rise of consumerism, the impact of globalization, the outburst of nationalist sentiment, and the dynamics between cultural production, media technology, and political discourses, etc.
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| Learning Outcomes | On satisfying the requirements for this course, students will have the basic knowledge of literary and cultural criticism will be able to read Chinese literary texts from a theoretical and comparative perspective. Their general writing and reading skills of the Chinese language will also be improved. |
| Indicative Assessment |
Proposed Assessment: (1) two essays: one short essay (30%) and one final take-home essay exam (40%); (2) one in-class oral presentation (20%), and (3) classroom participation and preparation of in-class readings (10%). |
| Workload | Students can expect to spend approximately 10 hours per week on this course, inclusive of class contact. |
| Areas of Interest | Asian Languages |
| Other Information |
Delivery Mode: On Campus |
| Academic Contact | Mr Geng Song |
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