Overview

Through an investigation into the key intellectual issues of a multi-disciplinary nature in post-Mao China, this unit will introduce you to a range of literary writings and popular culture works by a younger and unorthodox generation of Chinese writers and cultural workers who challenge traditional Chinese literary and cultural norms … For more content click the Read More button below.

Offerings

S2-01-CLAYTON-ON-CAMPUS
SSA-02-OTHER-OS-ON-BLK

Rules

Enrolment Rule

Contacts

Chief Examiner(s)

Dr Shenshen Cai

Unit Coordinator(s)

Dr Shenshen Cai

Notes

  • Students undertaking these units in Clayton must complete listed unit pre-requisites.  Students applying for the Chinese intensive language program (an international study tour) must complete unit pre-requisites and in addition gain approval through this process.  
  • This unit is taught either in intensive mode or across standard teaching periods. For intensive mode teaching dates, please refer to the non-standard dates website for the census date and information regarding financial penalties.

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you should be able to:
1.

Explain the social, political and cultural development that has characterised post-Mao China, Chinese society, its people and its culture (through examination of the historical contexts of a number of literary and popular culture works published in China after the 1980s);

2.

Critically analyse the changes that post-Mao reform has brought to intellectual trends in general and to literature and culture in particular through critical analysis of a range of literary and popular culture works by a young generation of Chinese writers and cultural workers;

3.

Write and speak effectively in standard modern Chinese on a range of intellectual and literary issues and cultural phenomena;

4.

Utilise fundamental analytical and critical skills required for academic research in Chinese Studies.

Teaching approach

Problem-based learning
Active learning
Research activities
Case-based teaching

Assessment summary

Within semester assessment: 100%

Assessment

1 - In class assessment 1 (group work)
2 - In class assessment 2 (group work)
3 - In class assessment 3 (group work)
4 - Presentation (group work)
5 - Video project (individual work)
6 - Final essay

Scheduled and non-scheduled teaching activities

Lectures
Tutorials

Workload requirements

Workload

Learning resources

Required resources

Availability in areas of study

Chinese studies