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CS92PROD
Gender Issues in Chinese Literature and Culture
ALIT 212
Spring 2011
Section: 01  
Crosslisting: EAST 212

This course will explore conceptions of gender, sexuality, and the body through an examination of the multi-faceted images of men and women that are created, circulated and transformed in Chinese literature, religious texts, historical narratives, art, and movies, with an emphasis on their aesthetic and cultural implications. Topics include sexuality, spirits and ghosts; portraiture and representations of the body; spies, assassins and martial artists. Works discussed in this course include THE BOOK OF SONGS, THE VERSE OF CHU, RHAPSODY ON THE GAO TANG SHRINE, THE STORY OF YINGYING, THE PEONY PAVILION, SINKING, and EAT DRINK MAN WOMAN.

Essential Capabilities: Interpretation, Writing
Credit: 1 Gen Ed Area Dept: HA AL&L
Course Format: Lecture / DiscussionGrading Mode: Graded
Level: UGRD Prerequisites: None
Fulfills a Requirement for: None
Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available

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