CHIN 232/332 - Writing Women in Modern China

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Wellesley College

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NOT OFFERED IN 2009-10. This course examines the major works by modern Chinese female writers from the late Qing to the beginning of the twenty-first century, with a view toward appreciating their contributions to the Chinese modernization. Who were China's ?new wom-en? How did they strive to change Chinese culture and society as well as themselves How did they construct their identity and voice in fiction, poetry, and other literary forms And how did their writings negotiate tradition and modernity Such important issues as gender, identity, diversity, difference and modernity together with their historical and cultural contexts will be extensively discussed through close analyses of the chosen text s. This course may be taken as either 232 or, with additional assignments, 33 2. Prerequisite: 232 open to all students; for 332, one course at the 200 or 300-level in East Asian languages and literatures, East Asian arts, history, philosophy, or reli-gion. Distribution: Language and Literature Semester: N/O Unit: 1.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.wellesley.edu

Phone Number:

(781) 283-1000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

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Semester

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