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Handbook 1997 : Faculty of Arts : Political Science

166-242/342 An/Other China: Theorising Everyday Life

Availability:

Not offered in 1997.

Credit Points:

16.7 2nd and 3rd year

Coordinator:

Michael Dutton

Prerequisite/s:

Normally 25 points of first-year Politics; students with only 12.5 points in Politics may apply to the 2nd/3rd-year coordinator.

Contact:

Two 1-hour lectures and a 1-hour tutorial a week.

Content:

This subject offers a theoretically reflexive approach to Chinese studies. It has a dual object: Firstly, it utilises contemporary social, cultural, postcolonial and political theory to analyse recent changes in society in China; Secondly, it takes these theories 'for a walk', questioning certain contemporary theoretical assumptions by scrutinising them in relation to what is, for them, the unfamiliar.

Assessment:

Essay work and examination totalling 5000 words.

Prescribed Texts:

A source document of Chinese translated materials is to be purchased from the Department. Other materials will be advised.

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