Contemporary Chinese Literature (MChS) (P00206)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : LLC-P-P00206

The course examines the re-emergence of literature as art and entertainment following the ending of extreme leftist cultural policies in China circa 1978.

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : PGs only. Completion of MCS year one

? Co-requisites : Chinese Language II; One other option

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Asian Studies, (School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures, Schedule G)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : Semester 2 (Blocks 3-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 10 weeks

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Tuesday	16:10	17:00	Central
Lecture	Thursday	16:10	17:00	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

Students will be able to:
- demonstrate familiarity with and understanding of the major developments in Chinese literature since the CR, the major texts and the major authors;
- to analyse representative texts of the period in their literary, historical and social context; and
- to demonstrate an ability to tackle some of the texts and secondary literature in the original Chinese.