CHINESE 157 Contemporary Chinese Literature 4 Units
Terms offered: Fall 2023, Spring 2018, Fall 2014
This course explores popular, realist, and avant-garde literature from mainland China and Taiwan since 1949. We will consider how writers have engaged with the cultural dislocations of modernity by exploring questions such as the presentation of cultural and gender identities and the politics of memory and place. Central to our discussion will be the problem of how literature not only reflects but also critically engages with historical and cultural experience through a variety of genres. A crucial aspect of this course will be the development of skills in close, critical, and historically contextualized reading.
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Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Chinese 100A or Chinese 100XA (may be taken concurrently)
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chinese/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.