Course Code and Course Title
[CHES1000] Introduction to Chinese Studies
Time and Venue
Wed 2:30pm - 5:15pm
WMY_407
Instructor
Instructors:
Prof. Kristof Van Den Troost
Prof. Chen Li
Guest Speakers:
Dr. Miriam Seeger
Dr. Lynn Lin Sun
Prof. Tim Summers
Dr. Yunwen Gao
Dr. William Moriarty
Course Description
This course is an introduction to major themes in Chinese Studies that examines key questions, problems and approaches to the study of the Chinese world. Lectures and tutorial discussions are designed to inspire first-year students to grapple with major issues, to reflect on how they themselves relate to what is studied, and to begin to explore the wide scope of possibilities inherent to this interdisciplinary major.
Course Outline
Introduction: Chinese Studies and You
Reading and Writing Academically on China
China’s Economy
Governing China
China Through an Anthropological Lens
Internet Literature in China and Intermediality
Chinese Cinema and the National
Making Chinese History