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Academic Year 2000/2001

Margins and Masculinity in Chinese Literature
ALIT 241 SP

Until recently the literature of traditional China was taught with little attention to open questions about gender and privilege within this literary tradition. We will cover some major poets of the Tang and Song dynasties, as well as vernacular novels about military heroes and short stories about ghosts and their lovers. The position of women, including the use of the female voice by male writers, will also be explored. We will conclude with a contrastive look at selected modern writings, in which the issue of gender is more self-consciously explored.

MAJOR READINGS

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture/Discussion

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD    Credit: 1    Gen Ed Area Dept: HA AL&L    Grading Mode: Graded   

Prerequisites: NONE Links to Web Resources For This Course.

Last Updated on MAR-26-2001

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