110-048 Modern Chinese Literature

Availability

2nd and 3rd year

Credit Points

12.5

HECS Band

1

Coordinator

Ms D Manwaring

Prerequisites

110-161 Chinese 1B, 110-029 Introductory Chinese 2B or equivalent.

Semester

1 (view timetable)

Contact

A 1-hour lecture and two 1-hour textual study classes per week

Subject Description

This subject examines developments in modern Chinese literature from the Literary Revolution to the present. Students will study Chinese texts in class as well as read widely in English for the lecture. By the end of the subject students should be able to demonstrate an understanding of the major developments in modern Chinese literature since the Literary Revolution and of the ideological issues involved. They should also be able to demonstrate an acquaintance with the works of a number of significant 20th century writers.

Assessment

A 1.5-hour examination and written work totalling 2500 words.

Prescribed Texts

  • T H Chang & D E Manwaring, Easy Readings in Modern Chinese. Department of Japanese and Chinese, The University of Melbourne, 1995.


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