CHIN 326 - The City in Modern Chinese Literature and Film

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Wellesley College

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Song This seminar will focus on one of the most important topics of modern Chinese culture: the urban imagination. Analyzing how metropolis and urban life are represented and imagined is central to an understanding of the differently articulated forms Chinese modernity has taken throughout the twentieth century. We will examine the literary and visual representations of the city in modern China through close analys-es of the novels, short stories, films, photographs, and paintings that illuminate Chinese urbanism. Cultural manifestations of such Chinese metropolises as Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, and Taipei will be extensively discussed. Prerequisites: One course at the 200 or 300 level in East Asian Languages and Literatures, East Asian Arts, History, Philosophy, or Religion. Distribution: Language and Literature or Arts, Music, Theatre, Film, Video Semester: Fall Unit: 1.0

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3.00

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Lecture

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www.wellesley.edu

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(781) 283-1000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

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Semester

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