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ALIT240

Fiction and Film in China since 1949
ALIT240 SP

Crosslistings: EAST240

Not Currently Offered

The People's Republic of China was founded in 1949, an event that led to profound changes in Chinese literature. The requirement that literature serve politics reinforced a preexisting tendency, and with the inception of thought reform and, eventually, The Cultural Revolution, literary independence was all but suffocated. The 1980s have seen the resurgence of an independent role for literature, though the events of June 1989 throw its future into question once again. These vicissitudes contrast with a steadier evolution in Taiwan's literature since 1949, which will serve as points of reference and contrast for materials from the Chinese mainland.

MAJOR READINGS

Xhang Xiauliang, HALF OF MAN IS WOMAN
Zhang Xinxin, CHINESE PROFILES
Zhang Jie, LOVE MUST NOT BE FORGOTTEN
Link, ROSES AND THORNS
Tai, SPRING BAMBOO
Li, THE BUTCHER'S WIFE

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Weekly readings (approximately one novel per week), three short essays (3-5 pages), one take-home final.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

COURSE FORMAT: Discussion Lecture

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UG Credit: 1.00 Gen Ed Area & Dept: HA AL&L

Prerequisites: None

Last Updated on MAR-22-1999




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