Modern China in Literature and Film (U03825)

? Credit Points : 40 ? SCQF Level : 8 ? Acronym : LLC-1-ChinLit

The course will examine the representation of modern China in both literature and film from the cultural renaissance of the 1910s and 1920s, through the upheavals of the Sino-Japanese War and the ensuing civil war to the impact of the establishment of communist rule after 1949 and the rapid changes of the post-Mao period. Topics covered will include the emancipation of women, youth and age, sex and love, literature and dissent, literature and power. The course will stress the close ties that have existed between the worlds of literary and cinematic creativity throughout this period.

Entry Requirements

none

Variants

? This course has variants for part year visiting students, as follows

Modern China in Literature and Film (VS1) (Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2))

Subject Areas

Home subject area

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

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 1st year

? Delivery Period : Full Year (Blocks 1-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 22 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
18/09/2007	15:00	15:50	Room G.01, William Robertson Building	Central

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Monday	15:00	15:50	Central
Lecture	Tuesday	15:00	15:50	Central
Lecture	Thursday	15:00	15:50	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

The course aims to develop insights into one of the world's major civilisations in its modern transformation; to develop an understanding of 20th and 21st-century China through two of its chief modes of expression. The course aims to develop the communicative skills of writing and discussion.