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CHIN425 Contemporary Chinese Culture

Updated: 06 May 2010
Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study Online Level
Armidale Semester 2 Off Campus D - Comp/internet essential
Intensive School(s) None
Supervised Exam There is no UNE Supervised Examination.
Pre-requisites candidature in a postgraduate award
Co-requisites None
Restrictions CHIN225 or CHIN325
Notes

offered in even numbered years
Combined Units CHIN325 - Contemporary Chinese Culture
Coordinator(s) Shi Li (shi.li@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

This unit is concerned with Chinese cultural history from the 20th century onwards, together with developments and issues in modern Chinese culture. Through the study of recent Chinese literature and film, the ideas and themes of interest to Chinese cultural practitioners, and the influences upon them, will be explored. Some of the readings will be available either in Chinese or English.
Prescribed Material
Mandatory 		Text(s):

Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material

Chairman Mao Would Not Be Amused: Fiction from Today's China
ISBN: 9780802134493
Goldblatt, H., Grove Press 1996
Text refers to: Semester 2 , Off Campus
China Pop
ISBN: 9781565842502
Zha, Jianying, Macmillan 1996
Text refers to: Semester 2 , Off Campus
A Retrospective of Chinese Literature: Modern Chinese Fiction
ISBN: ARAA03
Cherished Dawn Blossoms UNE Reprint
Note: Available from the United Campus Bookshop.
Text refers to: Semester 2 , Off Campus
The Gate of Heavenly Peace: The Chinese and Their Revolution
ISBN: ARAA01
Spence, J., UNE Reprint
Note: Available from the United Campus Bookshop.
Text refers to: Semester 2 , Off Campus
Recommended Material
Optional 		Text(s):

Note: Recommended material is held in the University Library - purchase is optional

The Vintage Book of Contemporary Chinese Fiction
ISBN: 9780375700934
Choa, C. and Su Li-qun, D., Random House
Text refers to: Semester 2 , Off Campus
The Politics of Chinese Language and Culture
ISBN: 9780415172660
Hodge, B. and Louie, K., Macmillan 1998
Text refers to: Semester 2 , Off Campus
The Literature of China in the Twentieth Century
ISBN: 9780231110853
McDougall, B.S. and Louie, K., Footprint Books 1999
Text refers to: Semester 2 , Off Campus
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Assessment
Title Exam Length Weight Mode No. Words
Assignment 1: Written tasks 60%
Assessment Notes
Short answer questions and two 2500 word essays
Dossier 10%
Online Assessment 30%
Assessment Notes
Learning journal or online forum participation - 6 set activities

Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. demonstrate in-depth understanding of the historical and intellectual background to contemporary Chinese culture;
  2. evaluate the significance and context of a range of representative works of modern Chinese literature and film;
  3. analyse texts extracted from those works;
  4. demonstrate in-depth understanding of key events, players, and issues pertaining to cultural activity and thought in contemporary China;
  5. demonstrate critical awareness of the reporting of Chinese cultural issues in the west;
  6. demonstrate reflective practice and critical awareness of her/his developing responses to Chinese cultural expression.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
This unit will develop students' knowledge and understanding of Chinese cultural history. 		True True True
2 Communication Skills
 True True True
3 Global Perspectives
 True True True
4 Information Literacy
 True
5 Life-Long Learning
 True
6 Problem Solving
 True
7 Social Responsibility
 True
8 Team Work
 True
   

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