The class aims to broadly consider issues like diaspora identities, the relationships between nationality and culture, and the rise of World Literature, through the work of writers and artists with …
Weird and the fantastic experiences pervade much of the Chinese cultural tradition, with numerous stories of ghosts avenging their deaths, divine maidens rewarding pious behavior, romances between human men and …
This seminar focuses on works of fiction from modern China that articulate womanhood from a variety of perspectives. In addition to women writers (Qiu Jin, Ding Ling, Eileen Chang, Xi …
A seminar exploring the role of the documentary impulse in modern Chinese writing and film. Beginning with reportage literature and foreign documentaries about China from the early 20th century, the …
This course is a continuation of CHIN 3020. The goal of these courses is to help students understand journalistic essays and some literature pieces through systematic study of sentence patterns …
Examines the biographies of female heroines and villains as found in the early Chinese text Tradition of Exemplary Women (ca. 18 B.C.). Students gain a familiarity with (a) the history …
This course will offer the students the opportunities to develop advanced reading proficiency in modern Korean language. The course will deal with advanced reading material, mostly from authentic writings in …
This course is a continuation of CHIN4010. Readings and discussion are related to various aspects of modern China. The class is conducted in Mandarin Chinese. All four skills (listening, speaking, …
This course is the second in a two-course sequence offering students the opportunity to develop advanced reading proficiency in modern Korean language through advanced reading material, mostly from authentic writings …
Business Chinese is a one-term language course for business purposes designed for students who have studied Chinese for at least four years in a regular college program or with the …