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INTERNATIONAL AND AREA STUDIES (L97)  (Dept. Info)Arts & Sciences  (Policies)SP2014

L97 IAS 3820Writing Women of Imperial China3.0 Units
Description:Women writers can be found throughout most of China's imperial history, and from the 16th century on, there were an extraordinary number of women writing and also publishing their works. Despite this fact, only a very few writings by women were included in the traditional literary canon and until recently, were not considered worthy of scholarly attention. Fortunately, there is now a growing body of critical studies on, and translations of, these women writers. In this course, we will explore the writings of Chinese women from the 1st through to the early 20th centuries, and discuss the changing historical and social contexts within which these women wrote and the obstacles of both genre and gender that had to be overcome in order to ensure that their voices were heard. Much of our discussion will be based on primary sources (in English translation): reading, listening and trying to understand and interpret these women's own words, especially since they have been silenced or ignored for so long, is both the beginning and the basis for learning about their place in, and contribution to, Chinese literary history. Graduate students and graduating EALC majors who want to take this course should enroll in 482, and will be expected to do additional readings and, if possible, make use of primary sources in Chinese when preparing their final paper.
Attributes:A&S IQHUM, LCD, WIArchLITArtLITBUHUMENH
Instruction Type:Classroom instruction Grade Options:C Fees:
Course Type:IdentSame As:L04 382  L03 382  L77 3820Frequency:Unpredictable / History
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