Chinese TV Serials

Catalog description

This course examines significant Chinese TV serials from 1980 to the present. Concentrating on literary themes and artistic expressions, this course deepens students' knowledge of Chinese society and its cultural and political background. Questions about moral concepts, family values, human relations, personal goals, and political implications will form the basis of class debates and discussions. The reading of critical essays will help us examine some of these issues and will be accompanied by the projection of selected episodes that illustrate general points about Chinese society