Postgraduate Course: Contemporary Chinese Literature (MChS) (ASST11010)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Asian Studies |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
http://www.llc.ed.ac.uk/graduateschool/cs/ |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | The course examines the re-emergence of literature as art following the ending of extreme leftist cultural policies in China circa 1978, the development of its major trends, chiefly in fiction and poetry, and its commercialisation and globalisation since around 1990. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | Students MUST also take:
Chinese Language II (ASST10045)
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| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
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;
- analyse representative texts of the period in their literary, historical and social context; and
- demonstrate an ability to tackle some of the texts and secondary literature in the original Chinese (MChS students) |
Assessment Information
| One 4000 word essay |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Study Pattern |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Tommy Mcclellan
Tel: (0131 6)50 4232
Email: t.mcclellan@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Olivia Little
Tel:
Email: olivia.little@ed.ac.uk |
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