CHSP 250: Urban Culture in China - C
Explores first hand the dynamic and rapidly transforming cultural life
of four major Chinese cities: Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Hong
Kong. Our explorations will be carried out through face-to-face
meetings with contemporary artists and writers, as well as visits to
culturally significant sites that form the background and context for
artistic expression in China today. The urban focus will foreground
tensions within China's major cities between global and local forces,
and the ways in which those tensions are profitably transformed into
contemporary art of all kinds. (4)
CHIN 271: China Through Film – AR, C
An exploration of the history and recent directions of Chinese cinema,
the relationship between film and other Chinese media, film, and the
Chinese government, and the particular appeal of Chinese film on the
international market. No prior study of Chinese required. Cross-listed with THEA 271. (4)
CHSP 287: Selected Topics in Chinese Studies (4)
CHSP 350: Chinese Culture and Society
This course will draw together the existing experiential components of
the semester abroad program in Chengdu - orientation, service learning
and the study tour - and focus them on the topic of an individual
research project. The primary methodology of this project will be
interviews with individuals in China, along with analysis of various
Chinese media. (4)
CHSP 499: Capstone: Senior Project – SR
A project, thesis, or internship which demonstrates competence in
language and other dimensions of Chinese Studies. Must be approved in
advance by chair of the Chinese Studies Program; tally card required.
Upon prior application of the student, seminars in other departments or
programs may substitute for this course. (4)
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