CHIN C150B
Chinese Literature in Translation: Traditional Narrative and Fiction
Description: Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Knowledge of Chinese not required. Examination of formation and development of Chinese narrative traditions from Tang to mid-Qing periods (7th-18th centuries). Readings from biographical writings, fiction, drama, legal cases, etc., with emphasis on different narrative conventions and their cultural assumptions and intersections. Exploration of important issues in context of imperial China, including order and chaos, self and other, desire and transcendence, gender norms and transgression, violence and justice. May be taken independently for credit. Concurrently scheduled with course C250B. Letter grading.
Units: 4.0
Units: 4.0
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Fall 2017 - Professor Zhang was an excellent professor! The stories in the class were super interesting to read and really gives you a different perspective of China/Chinese culture that is usually not talked about in popular discourse. There were four short quizzes which are pretty easy if you pay attention in class and two take home essays which were fun to do and also quite manageable. Although there were lots of readings (Chinese in translation duh) but they were all really fun stories so it was easier to get through them. There was no midterm (just an essay) and there was a final exam formatted in the same way as the quizzes except for an extra essay at the end. I would definitely take a class with her again. She knows her stuff and she's super funny and nice!
Fall 2017 - Professor Zhang was an excellent professor! The stories in the class were super interesting to read and really gives you a different perspective of China/Chinese culture that is usually not talked about in popular discourse. There were four short quizzes which are pretty easy if you pay attention in class and two take home essays which were fun to do and also quite manageable. Although there were lots of readings (Chinese in translation duh) but they were all really fun stories so it was easier to get through them. There was no midterm (just an essay) and there was a final exam formatted in the same way as the quizzes except for an extra essay at the end. I would definitely take a class with her again. She knows her stuff and she's super funny and nice!
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