Chinese Civilization

3 units

FOR MECC STUDENTS ONLY. An introduction to Chinese culture through selected topics that link various periods in China's past with the present. Ongoing concerns will be social stratification, political organization, and the arts, gender relationships and the rationales for individual behavior, and the conceptions through which Chinese have identified their cultural heritage. Our readings will include literary, philosophical, and historical documents as well as cultural histories. Regular short writing assignments; take-home final. NO PREREQUISITES.