Contemporary Chinese Literature - ARTS3455
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
School: School of International Studies
Course Outline: School of International Studies Course Outlines
Campus: Kensington Campus
Career: Undergraduate
Units of Credit: 6
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3
Enrolment Requirements:
Prerequisite: ARTS3451 or ARTS3452 or ARTS3453 or equivalent
Equivalent: CHIN2220
Excluded: CHIN3020
CSS Contribution Charge: 1 (more info)
Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule
Further Information: See Class Timetable
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Description
Subject Area: Chinese Studies
This course examines important Chinese literary works in modern and contemporary periods. It covers different genres such as short stories, prose, poetry, derivative works (e.g. films) as well as literary criticism in Chinese literature. The course will discuss a diversified range of authors and literary works through modern critical theory frameworks. They include Mainland Chinese authors such as Hao Ran, Taiwanese writers such as Bai Xianyong and Chen Yingzhen, and diaspora Chinese writers such as Gao Xinjian. Students will be expected to represent the works they read through both analytical and theoretical frameworks and multimedia platforms. The course will be delivered in Chinese.