An introduction to modern Chinese literature from 1900 to the present, concentrating on fiction but including also poetry, prose essays and drama, both in Chinese and English translation. The course explores the development and variety of the literature over the period. Emphasis will be given to how the change has affected both the content and […]
This blended course combines both online teaching and face-to-face instruction to study Chinese-Canadian literature from as early as the 1890 to contemporary times written by descendants of early Chinese immigrants as well as new Chinese immigrants. It focuses mainly on fiction but including also poetry, prose essays, and drama both in English and Chinese. While […]
The course studies Chinese-American literature from its origins in the mid-nineteenth century to recent times, focusing on fiction and biography. It examines its literary developments, as well as its representative writers and works. Both literary characteristics and socio-historical values of some representative works will be explored in the course.
Explores the relationship between ideology and art. Focusing on such aspects as narrative technique and allegory and by investigating the film versions of some of the literary texts under discussion, this course offers insights into contemporary China. Course credit exclusion: AP/CH 3790 6.00.
Explores the relationship between ideology and art. Focusing on such aspects as narrative technique and allegory and by investigating the film versions of some of the literary texts under discussion, this course offers insights into contemporary China.Course credit exclusion: AP/CH 3791 6.00.
This course studies fiction by major women writers from the literary revolution of the 1920s to the present; themes, forms and styles are explored in the context of modern China. Discussions are guided by feminist scholarship on modern Chinese literature. Note: Students who are proficient in Chinese may submit their written work in Chinese.
Through an analysis of some of the representative works by Cao Yu and by other major playwrights this course offers a picture of the main thematic and formal patterns of modern Chinese drama (Huaju) as they developed in the Republican era (1911-1949).Prerequisite: AP/CH 2200 6.00 or equivalent.
This course deals with the creative works of Lu Xun, China's leading 20th-century writer. It focuses on textual analysis of his short stories, prose poems and selected satirical essays. Modern Standard Chinese (Mandarin) is used in class.Prerequisites: AP/CH 3000 6.00 or AP/CH 3010 6.00 plus any of the 2000-level Chinese literature courses.
Set at York and Nanjing Universities, this summer course aims at improving students’ Chinese language ability and introduces them to basic aspects of classical and modern Chinese civilization. The course begins with three weeks of language training at York U, and is followed by a month’s program in Nanjing, China, where students will be immersed […]
This course provides training in the standard pronunciation, phonetic system and simplified script, and discussions of the debate on language reform and style as embodied in the classics of modern vernacular literature.Prerequisite: Permission of the department; not open to speakers of Mandarin. Course credit exclusions: None. PRIOR TO FALL 2009: Course credit exclusion: AS/CH 3010 […]