Subject Area: Chinese Studies

This course examines important Chinese literary works in modern and contemporary periods. It covers different genres such as short stories, prose, poetry, derivative works (e.g. films) as well as literary criticism in Chinese literature. The course will discuss a diversified range of authors and literary works through modern critical theory frameworks. They include Mainland Chinese authors such as Hao Ran, Taiwanese writers such as Bai Xianyong and Chen Yingzhen, and diaspora Chinese writers such as Gao Xinjian. Students will be expected to represent the works they read through both analytical and theoretical frameworks and multimedia platforms. The course will be delivered in Chinese.