ClassInfo - Spring 2019 Chinese Classes

Spring 2019 | CHN 5042 Section 001: Contemporary Chinese Texts 1949-present (66574)

Instructor(s): Zhen Zou
Class Component:: Lecture
Credits:: 3 Credits
Grading Basis:: A-F or Audit
Instructor Consent:: No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:: In Person Term Based
Times and Locations:: Regular Academic Session

01/22/2019 - 05/06/2019

Mon, Wed, Fri 01:25PM - 02:15PM

UMTC, East Bank

Folwell Hall 107
Enrollment Status:: Open (14 of 17 seats filled)
Also Offered:: (Tentative) Spring 2022

Course Catalog Description:: Advanced Chinese language course focused on contemporary Chinese short stories, novelettes, and prose written since 1949, especially from 1978 to the present. These literary works explore various aspects of contemporary Chinese society, history, and culture including: social prejudices and discrimination against the mentally and physically disadvantaged, the Anti-Rightist Movement, the Cultural Revolution, the drug problem, male-female relationships, education, parental love (and lack thereof), traditional Chinese views of life, rape and sex, influence from the West, and more. Class discussion focuses on the use of the language, the social interpretation of the texts, and the Chinese cultural and philosophical implications found in those works. prereq: CHN 4042 or instructor consent. Recommended: CHN 5041
Class Description:: Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
Textbooks:: https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/66574/1193

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