EALC 240

Spring 2010 All Classes

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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 2010
	CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
	46117	Lecture-Discussion	A	2:00PM -3:20PM	TR	241 Wohlers Hall	Cai, Z Yao, L	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/19/10-05/05/10 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.