printer friendly pageCHINLIT 199: Individual Reading in Chinese
Asian Language majors only. Prerequisite:
CHINLANG 103 or consent of instructor. Units by arrangement.
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for credit
CHINLIT 201: Proseminar: Bibliographic and Research Methods in Chinese Studies
Bibliographic, pedagogical, and research methods in Chinese studies. Prerequisite: 127/207 or equivalent.
CHINLIT 222: Advanced Classical Chinese: Historical Narration
Prerequisite: 127/207 or equivalent.
CHINLIT 230: Lyrical and Local Prose (CHINLIT 130)
Informal and personal prose of Tang and Song dynasties, with special attention to lyrical expression (prose as close alternative to poetry) and local interest (e.g., in travel diaries). These new uses and styles of prose will be compared with more formal expository prose and with poetry written by the same authors, to better understand the distribution of expressive aims and effects. Prerequisite: Classical Chinese or advanced reading knowledge of Chinese.
CHINLIT 235: Ghost Stories and Other Strange Tales (CHINLIT 135)
Study of the zhiguai tradition, with readings in landmark collections from different dynastic periods (e.g., Tang, Song, Qing). Consideration of the cultural significance as well as the literary qualities of this tradition of storytelling in China. Readings in English.
CHINLIT 263: Lyric (Shih) I
Han through Sui dynasties.
CHINLIT 265: Major Figures in Classical Chinese Shi Poetry
Focus is on a major poet and relationships to previous and later poetry. Poetic form, including meter and rhyme schemes. Historical context. This year's poet is Tao Yuanming. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisites: 201, 207.
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3 times
(up to 12 units total)
CHINLIT 266: Chinese Ci Poetry (Song Lyrics) (CHINLIT 166)
Introduction to poetry in the ci "song lyrics" form. This year the focus is on song lyrics of Li Qingzhao (1084-1150s), read against song lyrics composed by male writers of her day. Attention to the special challenges she faced as a woman writer, and the ways that the tradition struggled to accommodate this "talented woman." Prerequisite: Classical Chinese or advanced reading knowledge of Chinese.
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for credit
CHINLIT 274: Modern Chinese Novel: Theory, Aesthetics, History (CHINLIT 174, COMPLIT 254)
From the May Fourth movement to the 40s. Themes include enlightenment, democracy, women's liberation, revolution, war, urban culture, and love. Prerequisite: advanced Chinese.
CHINLIT 279: For Love of Country: National Narratives in Chinese Literature and Film (CHINLIT 379)
Explores the nation as it is constructed, deconstructed, and continuously contested in novels, short stories, films, and other media from the second half of the 20th century in mainland China and Taiwan. Asks how the trope of the nation and the ideology of nationalism mediate the relationships between politics and aesthetics. Explores the nation's internal fault lines of gender, ethnicity, geography, language, and citizenship.
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