Chinese Culture and Ideology in the 20th Century and Now

Exposes students to cultural and literary expressions and representations of modern China from the beginning of the 20th century to the present; focus on issues of politics and ideology and the formation of Chinese exceptionalism; the beginning of the 20th century (1900-1949) and the Mao era (1949-1976); contemporary China since the era of reform and opening up (1978-present); comparative, interdisciplinary approaches of intellectual and cultural history, literary and cultural studies, and political science.