China Imagined and Perceived - ARTS2457
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
School: School of Humanities and Languages
Course Outline: School of Humanities & Languages
Campus: Sydney
Career: Undergraduate
Units of Credit: 6
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3
Enrolment Requirements:
Prerequisite: 30 units of credit at Level 1; or 24 units of credit and enrolment in a Chinese Studies or History extended minor in Arts/Education (4053)
CSS Contribution Charge: 1 (more info)
Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule
Further Information: See Class Timetable
Available for General Education: Yes (more info)
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Description
Subject Area: Chinese Studies
This course can also be studied in the following specialisation: History
In this course you will examine how the Chinese are imagined and portrayed by Western culture and how the Chinese depict themselves. You will explore this “depicting China” discourse in both literary and popular culture and interrogate its significance both for the East and West. You will consider texts of literature, philosophy, critical theory, and intellectual history, supplemented by films of both Western and Chinese origin,
This course is taught in English and with readings in English.
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