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ALIT203

Aspects of the Self: Survey of Modern Chinese (Auto)biographical Writings (1910-1990)
ALIT203 FA

Crosslistings: EAST209
SectionClass Size*AvailableTimes
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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