TOPICS IN CHINESE LITERATURE
Literary or cultural study of a particular theme, work, period, or genre in Chinese literature. Possible topics include: Confucian Analects, The Dream of the Red Chamber, Journey to the West, or Traditional Chinese Drama. Translations serve as the principal texts, but students of Chinese are required to do some reading in the original.
Topics
- Confucian Analects
- The Dream of the Red Chamber
- Journey to the West
- or Traditional Chinese Drama
Topics explicitly listed in official catalogue description
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: Sophomore standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Humanities & Arts Breadth - Literature Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: Yes, unlimited number of completions Last Taught: Fall 2024 Learning Outcomes: 1. Explicate the content and cultural context of literary and historical texts related to the special topic across different historical epochs. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Both orally and in writing, express one's own interpretation of and reaction to literary texts, and listen to and engage with the interpretations and reactions of others. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Conduct library and internet-based research on topics of interest, collecting and selecting relevant information. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Synthesize and critically evaluate primary and secondary sources. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Explicate the significance of the topic in a historical, comparative, and global context. Audience: Graduate 6. Explicate the major theories, research methods, and approaches to inquiry in scholarship on traditional Chinese literature. Audience: Graduate 7. Demonstrate the ability to articulate and communicate knowledge of the subject to a variety of audiences. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Explicate the content and cultural context of literary and historical texts related to the special topic across different historical epochs. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Both orally and in writing, express one's own interpretation of and reaction to literary texts, and listen to and engage with the interpretations and reactions of others. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Conduct library and internet-based research on topics of interest, collecting and selecting relevant information. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Synthesize and critically evaluate primary and secondary sources. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Explicate the significance of the topic in a historical, comparative, and global context. Audience: Graduate 6. Explicate the major theories, research methods, and approaches to inquiry in scholarship on traditional Chinese literature. Audience: Graduate 7. Demonstrate the ability to articulate and communicate knowledge of the subject to a variety of audiences. Audience: Graduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027