AIP 302 Chinese Culture through Fiction and Drama (IP)
The seminar will introduce students to Chinese culture through the readings of fiction and drama from the traditional to the modern period. Through a close examination of the selected texts, including love stories, didactic tales, political satires, and ghost stories, and in conjunction with supplementary readings and visual materials, the course will explore a series of topics: philosophical and religious systems, definition of socio-political order, ideas about love and desire in Chinese culture, and political and social protests in China.