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ALIT203
Aspects of the Self: Survey of Modern Chinese (Auto)biographical Writings (1910-1990)
ALIT203 FA
Crosslistings: EAST209
| Section | Class Size | *Available | Times |
|---|
| 1 | 25 | 14 | Times: M.W.... 1:10PM-2:30PM; |
*The number of spaces listed as available is based on class seats open for
the current phase of registration. Some seats may be taken in previous
phases while others may be held out for subsequent phases of registration.
(Last Updated on Wed Mar 4 05:01:03 EST 1998
)
The (Auto)biographical writings of modern China afford us an
intimate and revealing means of understanding the
fundamental changes affecting the individual as well as the
society. The course will browse various literary
genres---novels, stories, diaries and poetry---of China's
modern era to gain some insights on Chinese social, cultural
and ontological experiences. The main focus of the course is
on how the individual struggles to rediscover his/her
bearings whenever the society is caught in trauma and flux,
how the influence of Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism sways
and complicates his/her encounters with ideas, politics and
cultures of the west, and how China forms its distinct
approach to selfhood, identity, formation and enlightenment.
MAJOR READINGS
MODERN CHINESE STORIES AND NOVELLAS
1919-1949 (Joseph Lau, C.T. Hsia, Leo Lee, eds.)
SCHOOLMASTER NI HUAN-CHIH, Yeh Sheng-tao
THE CHINESE EARTH: STORIES BY SHEN TSENG-WEN (Ching Ti &
Robert Payne, trans,)
I MYSELF AM A WOMAN: SELECTED WRITINGS OF DING LING (Tani
Barlow, ed.)
THE NEW REALISM: WRITINGS FROM CHINA AFTER THE CULTURAL
REVOLUTION (Lee Yee, ed.)
HOMECOMING? AND OTHER STORIES BY HAN SHAOGONG (Martha
Cheung, trans.)
THE PAST AND THE PUNISHMENT BY YU HUA (Andrew Jones, trans.)
RAISE THE RED LANTERN: THREE NOVELLAS BY SU TONG (Michael
Duke, trans.)
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
Regular short quizzes on
reading assignments, one short (4-6 page) book report, a
mid-term, a term paper and a final.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS
This is a Chinese
lit-in-English-translation course; knowledge of Chinese is
not required. Although it is a lecture course, some class
time will be devoted to discussion with the instructor and
students both participating.
COURSE FORMAT: Discussion Lecture
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level: UG Credit: 1.00
Gen Ed Area & Dept: HA AL&L
Prerequisites:
None
- Section 01
- Liu, X
- Times: M.W.... 1:10PM- 2:30PM;
- Grading Mode: A/F
- Registration Preference (1 high to 6 low, 0=Excluded) Sr: 1, Jr: 1, So: 1, Fr: 1
- No Major Preference Given
Last Updated on MAR-03-1998
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