Chinese in Translation

This course immerses students in Chinese culture through hands-on experience in music, calligraphy, cooking, and more, regardless of language background. Students will engage with the Charlottesville community, contributing to cultural festivals and events while connecting with local Chinese families. By course end, students will gain practical cultural skills, deepen their understanding, and share their knowledge through community participation.

Introductory survey of Chinese literature from earliest times (first millennium BCE) through the Tang Dynasty in English translation, including major works from the genres of poetry and prose. The course familiarizes students with the Chinese literary canon and modes of reading, literary analysis and interpretation. CHTR3010/5010 is especially intended for undergraduate majors and graduate students in EALC.

The Revolutionary Tradition in Modern Chinese Literature and Film is a general introduction to modern Chinese literary culture.

Chinese science fiction has roots in traditional literature and translated Western science fiction, reappeared in various forms throughout the 20th century, and rapidly developed in the 21st century, with growing worldwide impact. This course explores Chinese science fiction, with excursions into aspects of Chinese culture that have shaped it, as well as aspects of global science fiction that have impacted it, and theories of world literature relevant to its global reception and circulation.

Restricted to Chinese majors, this course is designed as a capstone seminar that will require a class presentation and an extended final paper that demonstrate the significant knowledge of Chinese language.