Chinese Civilization

EAST ASIAN LANGUAGES & CULTURES 227

This course is an introduction to Chinese culture through selected topics that link various periods in China's past with the present. Ongoing concerns are social stratification, political organization, and the arts, gender relationships and the rationales for individual behavior, and the conceptions through which Chinese have identified their cultural heritage. Readings include literary, philosophical, and historical documents as well as cultural histories. There will be regular short writing assignments. No prerequisites.
Course Attributes: EN H; BU BA; BU IS; AS HUM; AS LCD; AS SD I; FA HUM; AR HUM