01-02 LS&A Bulletin

Courses in Chinese (Division 339)

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CHIN 123 / ASIAN 123. Understanding Traditional China Through Stories of Conflicting Values.: (Culture Courses/Literature Courses); (3). (HU).; The core concepts of traditional Chinese culture is investigated through related narratives and supporting/contrasting material which problematize those values by dramatizing internal conflicts among them. “Good” and “bad” rulers, officials, fathers, sons, wives, daughters, lovers, “Chinese”, and “barbarians” are contrasted. Exemplary stories are reread from multiple perspectives.
CHIN 150 / ASIAN 151 / HISTORY 141. Chinese Civilization.: (Culture Courses/Literature Courses); No knowledge of Chinese required. (3). (HU). May be repeated for a total of six credits.; An exploration of the patterns of traditional Chinese culture, philosophy, literature, and institutions in their changing historical social contexts. Some attention is given to China's modern transformations, characteristics, and problems. Lectures, readings, and discussions.
CHIN 221 / GTBOOKS 221 / ASIAN 221. Great Books of China.: (Culture Courses/Literature Courses); A knowledge of Chinese is not required. II (in even years). (4). (HU).; Introduction in translation to the great works of literature which have influenced the lives and culture of the Chinese people from ancient times to the present.
CHIN 225. Calligraphy.: (Language Courses); Chinese 101. (1). (Excl). Laboratory fee ($10) required. May be repeated for a total of three credits.; Students learn the art of Chinese Calligraphy at beginning, intermediate, and advanced levels.
CHIN 250 / ASIAN 251. Undergraduate Seminar in Chinese Culture.: (Culture Courses/Literature Courses); No knowledge of Chinese language is required. (3). (HU). May be repeated with department permission.; This undergraduate seminar offers lower division LS&A students a small group learning experience. Students explore a subject of particular interest in collaboration with a faculty member in the area of Chinese culture.
CHIN 263 / PHIL 263 / ASIAN 263. Introduction to Chinese Philosophy.: (Culture Courses/Literature Courses); (3; 2 in the half-term). (HU).; This course focuses on the major philosophical schools of Classical China (through the unification of China in 221 B.C.). Special consideration is given to the ethical, religious and political thought of the Confucian, Mohist and Daoist schools.
CHIN 310 / ASIAN 310 / JAPANESE 310. The Theater of China and Japan.: (Culture Courses/Literature Courses); (4). (HU).; Not a survey but an integrated look at these two traditions. Selected elements of performance and consumption (including reading plays as literature) are investigated through representative plays from both traditions. A wide variety of primary and secondary materials are used.
CHIN 360(475) / ASIAN 360 / RCHUMS 375 / HISTART 387 / PHIL 360. The Arts and Letters of China.: (Culture Courses/Literature Courses); (4). (HU).; An interdisciplinary introduction to Chinese civilization through the study of significant and representative works from philosophy, art, drama, and literature. Taught jointly by a team of faculty specialists.
CHIN 361 / ASIAN 361. Writer and Society in Premodern China.: (Culture Courses/Literature Courses); No knowledge of Chinese is required. (4). (HU).; This course examines highlights from pre-modern Chinese literature in order to enable students to see how these masterpieces illustrate the range and depth of the Chinese imagination and give insight into both the inner life of the individual and Chinese society as a whole.
CHIN 362(476) / ASIAN 362 / RCHUMS 362. Writer and Society in Modern China.: (Culture Courses/Literature Courses); No knowledge of Chinese is required. (4). (HU).; A course examining the role and self-conception of the writer in relation to the changing historical context of modern China, through the study of works of narrative fiction, criticism, and literary theory.
CHIN 391. Honors Course in Chinese.: (Language Courses); Permission of the department. (2). (Excl). (INDEPENDENT).; Directed readings aimed at the writing of analytical papers and/or the honors thesis.
CHIN 392. Honors Course in Chinese.: (Language Courses); Permission of the department. (2). (Excl). (INDEPENDENT).; Directed readings aimed at the writing of analytical papers and/or the honors thesis.
CHIN 393. Honors Course in Chinese.: (Language Courses); Permission of the department. (2). (Excl). (INDEPENDENT).; Directed readings aimed at the writing of analytical papers and/or the honors thesis.
CHIN 394. Honors Course in Chinese.: (Language Courses); Permission of the department. (2). (Excl). (INDEPENDENT).; Directed readings aimed at the writing of analytical papers and/or the honors thesis.
CHIN 399. Directed Readings.: (Language Courses); Permission of the Department. (1-3). (Excl). (INDEPENDENT). May be repeated for credit with permission of instructor.; Individual work and directed readings for undergraduate concentrators. Must be arranged with an instructor.
CHIN 466 / ASIAN 466 / PHIL 456. Interpreting the Zhuangzi.: (Culture Courses/Literature Courses); Chinese 263 or another introductory philosophy course is recommended. (3). (Excl).; This course is a survey of different interpretations of the early Daoist classic, Zhuangzi. We examine both traditional and modern interpretations, but we focus on modern interpreters and approaches.
CHIN 467 / PHIL 467. Confucianism.: (Culture Courses/Literature Courses); Upperclass standing; no knowledge of Chinese required. (3; 2 in the half-term). (Excl).; Confucian thought from the classical period through the dominant phases of its later development. The emphasis is on viewing the origins and transformations of its major concepts in terms of the changing social context in which they evolved.
CHIN 468 / ASIAN 468 / PHIL 468. Classical Chinese Thought.: (Culture Courses/Literature Courses); Upperclass standing; no knowledge of Chinese required. (3; 2 in the half-term). (Excl).; Focuses on the major philosophical schools of the Chou-Han period. Special consideration is given to the Confucian and Taoist schools since doctrines associated with them were the sources of the two major philosophical traditions in China for the next 2000 years.
CHIN 469 / ASIAN 469 / PHIL 469. Later Chinese Thought.: (Culture Courses/Literature Courses); Upperclass standing; no knowledge of Chinese required. (3; 2 in the half-term). (Excl).; Examines the poetic, philosophical, and religious aspects of the Taoist revival of the third century A.D., Chinese Buddhism, and Neo-Confucianism that dominates Chinese thought from the twelfth through the nineteenth centuries.
CHIN 480 / ASIAN 482. Upperclass Seminar in Chinese Humanities.: (Culture Courses/Literature Courses); Upperclass standing or permission of instructor. (3). (Excl). May be elected for credit twice.; Enables upperclass students to study in-depth aspects of Chinese humanities in a seminar setting. Readings (in translation) vary from year to year.
CHIN 510. Interpreting the Analects.: (Culture Courses/Literature Courses in Chinese); AsianLan 410 (or Chinese 452). (3). (Excl).; This course explores selected commentaries on the Analects (Lunyü) from different periods in Chinese history. While this is an upper division graduate level course requiring advanced reading knowledge of Classical Chinese, qualified undergraduates are welcome. Reading knowledge of Japanese and Korean helpful but not required.
CHIN 588. Sinological Tools and Methods.: (Culture Courses/Literature Courses in Chinese); AsianLan 410 (or Chinese 452). (3). (Excl).; Introduction to the techniques and resources of Sinological research with particular emphasis on scholarship in literature, thought, and cultural history. Extensive practice in the use of basic tools for locating and interpreting information.

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