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Dec 28, 2024
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LIT 088 - (LT, CC) Self and Society in Chinese LiteratureSemester Hours: 3
Periodically
This course explores the concept of self in relation to society in
Chinese literature from Confucius to the post-Mao era. How does
ideology mold individual identity in the successive phases of Chinese
cultural history? How does the self react against conventions? How do
writers resolve their dual allegiance both to self and society during
transitional periods when aging conventions, individual conscience and
nascent ideology compete for one’s loyalty. This course incorporates
major works by some of the most celebrated Chinese writers and uses
literature to examine the shaping of Chinese identity in its cultural,
historical, social and philosophical contexts.
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