01:165:111,112Chinese Calligraphy (2,2) Principles, techniques, and art of Chinese calligraphy; techniques of using the Chinese writing brush, writing styles, and construction of Chinese characters. No previous knowledge of Chinese necessary. For Chinese language students, recommended to be taken simultaneously with 01:165:101,102. |
01:165:125Introduction to Chinese Civilization (3) Material and cultural achievements of Chinese civilization, including such areas as the fine arts, literature, religion, and thought. |
01:165:210Characteristics of the Chinese Language (3) Phonology, grammar, and the writing system of Mandarin Chinese; brief discussion of other major dialects of China; the influence of the Chinese language on Asian languages; the role of language in Chinese culture. |
01:165:220Chinese Classics and Thought: I-Ching, Introduction to the I-Ching or Book of Changes, Taoism, Confucianism, and Chinese Buddhism, with emphasis on their origins and interrelations, their influence on Chinese culture, and on their values in the modern world. |
01:165:241Chinese Literature in Translation I: Prose and Poetry (3) Chinese literature from early times to the 14th century, with emphasis on poetry and on both philosophical and historical prose. |
01:165:242Chinese Literature in Translation II: Popular Fiction and Drama (3) Chinese literature from the 14th century to the present, with emphasis on novels, short stories, and drama. |
01:165:262The Chinese Cinema (3) Cinematic developments in China in the past two decades. Topics reflecting the emergence of a new aesthetic, and recent political, social, and cultural changes. |
01:165:264Chinese Drama and Performing Arts (3) Survey of Chinese dramatic performance from traditional times to the present, including opera, storytelling, and shadow plays, focusing on regional origins and variations. |
01:165:310Twentieth-Century Chinese Literature in Translation (3) Chinese interests from the 1920s to the present, with emphasis on themes of identity and national crisis. |
01:165:341,342Major Traditions in Chinese Thought (3,3) Rise and development of pristine Confucianism, Mohism, Taoism, Legalism, the School of Names, Sinicized Buddhism, and Neo-Confucianism; their influences on Chinese civilization, their reevaluation in the light of new tendencies of thought after contact with the West. |
