Survey in Sinophone Literature

Catalog description

A survey of Sinophone novels, short stories, poetry, plays, reportage, and films from the 20th and 21st centuries from mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and overseas. Emphasis on close reading of original Chinese-language texts. Selections to be determined by seminar instructor and participants. Each year's syllabus is completely different so that a student may repeat the course up to 5 times. In lieu of academic papers, translations with critical introductions are required. Prerequisite: advanced reading knowledge of modern Chinese.