CHNS6648A-L12
Women in Chinese Soc & Lit
Women in Chinese Society and Literature
The course examines roles, images and writings of women in ancient and modern China. Integration of gender relations into cosmological and socio-political patterns sets the tone for the representation of women in Chinese literature, theatre, film, and religious texts, but the notion that women were oppressed and silenced throughout the imperial China needs to be re-examined and complicated. Our discussion will focus on three key themes: 1) the gap between Confucian ideals of womanhood and dynamic complexity of female social roles under actual circumstances, 2) the construction of female voices by both male authors (writing as a woman in the process of writing about her) and women writers, 3) varied forms of female agency within and beyond the domestic context. The course is conducted in Chinese and combines lecture, discussion, and students’ presentations. Readings include English and Chinese publications.
The course examines roles, images and writings of women in ancient and modern China. Integration of gender relations into cosmological and socio-political patterns sets the tone for the representation of women in Chinese literature, theatre, film, and religious texts, but the notion that women were oppressed and silenced throughout the imperial China needs to be re-examined and complicated. Our discussion will focus on three key themes: 1) the gap between Confucian ideals of womanhood and dynamic complexity of female social roles under actual circumstances, 2) the construction of female voices by both male authors (writing as a woman in the process of writing about her) and women writers, 3) varied forms of female agency within and beyond the domestic context. The course is conducted in Chinese and combines lecture, discussion, and students’ presentations. Readings include English and Chinese publications.
- Term:
- Summer 2012, LS 6 Week Session
- Location:
- Hillcrest 103(HLD 103)
- Schedule:
- 1:30pm-3:59pm on Tuesday, Thursday (Jul 5, 2012 to Aug 17, 2012)
- Type:
- Lecture
- Instructors:
- Chengjuan Sun
- Subject:
- Chinese
- Department:
- Chinese
- Division:
- Language School
- Requirements Fulfilled:
- Civ Cul & Soc
- Levels:
- Graduate
- Availability:
- View availability, prerequisites, and other requirements.
- Course Reference Number (CRN):
- 60589
- Subject Code:
- CHNS
- Course Number:
- 6648
- Section Identifier:
- A