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DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures : Asian Studies

Postgraduate Course: Literary Criticism and History in Modern China (ASST11032)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Literatures, Languages and Cultures CollegeCollege of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryThe first canon of Modern Chinese literature was established in China as the result of a process of long debates about how to renew the old literary tradition. The course will deal with notions and concepts of Chinese modern literature, their evolution and different assessment in modern China. It will also discuss different approaches of literary criticism of Chinese literary text in China and Western academic discourses, identify major contested concepts and discuss their relevance. As the writing of literary histories was as well a new phenomenon of the 20th century, we will proceed to discuss its origins, development and main characteristics. We will on one hand discuss the transformation of discursive practices from the late Qing into the PRC and contemporary China. Analysis and classification of standard literary accounts according to their ideological premises will enable a critical approach to secondary literary sources.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
High Demand Course? Yes
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2019/20, Available to all students (SV1) Quota:  15
Course Start Semester 1
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 200 ( Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 196 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) One 4,000 word essay
Feedback Not entered
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. understand the evolution and transformation of key concepts of literary studies in China in a historical perspective
  2. understand the historical background of current academic debates on modern Chinese literature
  3. understand the evolution of modern Chinese (Marxist) concepts which shaped literary historiography
  4. critically analyse and discuss literary criticism in key areas of modern literary studies
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsLCaH
Contacts
Course organiserDr Christopher Rosenmeier
Tel:
Email: christopher.rosenmeier@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMiss Charlotte McLean
Tel: (0131 6)50 4114
Email: cmclean9@exseed.ed.ac.uk
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