Transnational China: Writing and Screening Chinese Immigration
CEAS 233
Spring 2016
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What is the relationship between the Sinophone (roughly, Chinese language users) and China, Chineseness, Chinese diaspora, and overseas Chinese studies? How can we define the Sinophone? This course will introduce the discourse of Sinophone studies along with primary Sinophone texts in English translation. We will read literary works from writers who have experienced diverse migratory trajectories to get a picture of how they represent Chinese immigrants' identity formation and negotiation with local societies, as well as their roots of origin. Through reading selected literary texts, students will understand the relationship between physical migration and cultural production, and become acquainted with various forms of place-based cultural production in four Sinophone sites, including North America, Taiwan, Malaysia, and Hong Kong. The three major themes of this course are history, nostalgia, and identity. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA CEAS |
| Course Format: Lecture / Discussion | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (CEAS-MN)(CEAS)(CEAS-Lit&Cult) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: 90% or above |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Shu-mei Shih, Chien-hsin Tsai, and Brian Bernards (eds). SINOPHONE STUDIES: A CRITICAL READER
Yan Geling, THE LOST DAUGHTER OF HAPPINESS
Nieh Hualing, MULBERRY AND PEACH
Zhu Tianxin, THE OLD CAPITAL
Bai Xianyong, TAIPEI PEOPLE
Wang Chen-h'o, ROSE, ROSE, I LOVE YOU
Huang Chunming, TASTE OF APPLES
Li Yongping, RETRIBUTION
Zhang Guixing, MY SOUTH SEAS SLEEPING BEAUTY
Xixi, MY CITY: A HONG KONG STORY
Leung Ping-kwan, CITY AT THE END OF TIME
Gao Xingjian, ONE MAN'S BIBLE
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Examinations and Assignments:
Attendance and active participation, reading responses, oral presentation, and final paper |
| Instructor(s): Hsieh,Hsin-Chin Times: .M.W... 01:10PM-02:30PM; Location: FISK314; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 19 | | SR major: 3 | JR major: 3 | | |
| Seats Available: 14 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 3 | JR non-major: 3 | SO: 3 | FR: 4 |
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