EALC 240

Spring 2007 Part of Term 1

Part of Term 1
Jan 16-May 2

Chinese Civilization

Credit: 3 hours.

Introduction to the historical development of Chinese civilization. Emphasis will be on broad themes and the connections among cultural values, social institutions, political structures, and contacts with outsiders. Visual and literary evidence will be stressed.

This course satisfies the General Education Criteria in Fall 2022 for:

Cultural Studies - Non-West

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EALC 240 class schedule data for spring 2007
	CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
	46117	Lecture-Discussion	A	11:00AM -12:20PM	MW	Foreign Languages Building	Cai, Z	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/16/07-05/02/07 Degree Notes: Non-Western Cultures course. Credit: 3 hours Section Info: Chinese Civilization, 3 hours. This course is a general survey of major aspects of Chinese civilization. Readings will be organized, not in a chronological order as in a history course, but under thematic headings such as geography and historical heritage; essentials of daily life; Confucian, Taoist, Buddhist thoughts; popular belief and culture; elite literary expression; elite artistic expression; and Chinese and Western views of China. For each of these topics, we will read an introductory article and selections of important Chinese writings in translation. To provide an integrated and balanced view of Chinese civilization, we will make excursions into problems of painting, calligraphy, architecture, gardening, mass entertainment and other aspects of material culture. First Year Discovery Program Course. Registration restricted to freshmen. Students should enroll in only one Discovery course. Restriction(s): Restricted to students with Freshman class standing.