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Asian 204, Summer 2010
Modern China in Fiction and Film

Schedule of Units and Assignments

All assignments and readings should be completed before the beginning of class on the day indicated. “Completing” a reading includes preparing the relevant discussion questions.

Discussion questions for films and readings (identified as Q01, Q02, etc.) will be provided as handouts. You should review them before watching a film or doing a reading, and come to class with ideas prepared for a response.

Timely completion of assignments will be one of the criteria for grading.

Schedule and assignments are subject to change according to the needs of the course.

For rough lecture outlines and discussion questions, follow the links below (links will be added as the course proceeds).

 

Week 01

M 6/21
Comrades lecture outline and discussion questions

  • Hour 1: Course introduction
  • Hour 2: Discussion

T 6/22

  • Hour 1: Lecture: Comrades
  • Hour 2: Film Viewing: Comrades

W 6/23

  • PREPARE: Q01 Part 1
  • Hour 1: Film Viewing: Comrades
  • Hour 2: Discussion: Comrades

Th 6/24
Sea of Regret lecture outline and discussion questions

  • PREPARE: Lu2001[ereserve]; Q01 Part 2. HW 01 DUE
  • Hour 1: Discussion: Comrades
  • Hour 2: Lecture: Sea of Regret

F 6/25

  • PREPARE: Sea of Regret; Q02 Part 1
  • Hour 1: Discussion: Sea of Regret
  • Hour 2: Lecture: Sea of Regret

 

Week 02

M 6/28

  • PREPARE: Sea of Regret; Q02 Part 2
  • Hour 1: Discussion: Sea of Regret
  • Hour 2: Discussion: Sea of Regret

T 6/29
Lu Xun lecture outline and discussion questions

  • PREPARE: Lu Xun, “Preface” (Diary of a Madman 21-28); Q03 Part 1
  • Hour 1: Lecture: Lu Xun
  • Hour 2: Discussion: Lu Xun

W 6/30

  • PREPARE: Lu Xun, “Ah Q” (Diary of a Madman 101-172); Q03 Part 2
  • Hour 1: Lecture: Lu Xun
  • Hour 2: Discussion: Lu Xun

Th 7/1
Street Angel lecture outline and discussion questions

F 7/2

  • PREPARE: Q04 Part 1
  • Hour 1: Discussion: Street Angel
  • Hour 2: Film Viewing: Street Angel

 

Week 03

M 7/5 NO CLASS

T 7/6

  • PREPARE: Pickowicz1993 [ereserve]; Q04 Part 2
  • Hour 1: Discussion
  • Hour 2: Discussion

W 7/7

·              Hour 1: MIDTERM

·              Hour 2: Lecture: The White-Haired Girl

Th 7/8
White-Haired Girl lecture outline and discussion questions

  • PREPARE: Denton1987 [ereserve]; Q05 Part 1
  • Hour 1: Discussion: White-Haired Girl
  • Hour 2: Viewing & Discussion: White-Haired Girl

F 7/9

  • Hour 1: Film Viewing: White-Haired Girl
  • Hour 2: Film Viewing: White-Haired Girl

 

Week 04

M 7/12

King of Trees lecture outline and discussion questions

  • PREPARE: AhCheng1990[ereserve]; Q05 Part 1
  • Hour 1: Discussion: White-Haired Girl
  • Hour 2: Lecture: King of Trees

T 7/13

  • PREPARE: Q06
  • Hour 1: Discussion: King of Trees
  • Hour 2: Discussion: King of Trees

W 7/14

  • Prepare: Final Prep Exercise
  • Hour 1: Brainstorming for the final
  • Hour 2: Lecture: After Mao

Th 7/15
Not One Less lecture outline and discussion questions

·              PREPARE: Q07 Part 1.

  • Hour 1: Discussion: Not One Less
  • Hour 2: Film Viewing: Not One Less

F 7/16

·              PREPARE: Lu2005 [ereserve]; Q07 Part 2

  • Hour 1: Discussion: Not One Less
  • Hour 2: Film Viewing: Not One Less

 

Week 05

M 7/19

Taiwan lecture outline and discussion questions

  • PREPARE: BaiXianyong1995 [ereserve]; Q08 Part 1
  • Hour 1: Discussion
  • Hour 2: Lecture: Taiwan

T 7/20

  • PREPARE: HuangChunming [ereserve], ZhuTianwen1995 [ereserve];]; Q08 Parts 2&3
  • Hour 1: Discussion
  • Hour 2: Discussion

W 7/21

  • Hour 1: Final
  • Hour 2: Final 

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6/20/2010