This course, taught in English, surveys an archive of seminal short fiction, novellas, novels, and poems that tell the story of China and the Chinese from the end of the Qing dynasty to the present. What has been the place of literature in China in the modern era? What vision of modern China do we find in its literature? How, moreover, does literature subvert the national narrative? Through literature as a window on the history of modern China, students gain a better understanding of Chinese history and culture with regard to its social reform, revolution, war, cultural revolution, cultural revival, and economic growth.

No Prerequisites

5

Units

Optional

Grading

1, 2, 3

Passtime

None

Level Limit

Letters and science

College
GEs Area E Area G World Cult Writing
XU H
Hangping Xu
5.0
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Spring 2024 . Xu H
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C LIT 82 Xu H Spring 2024 Total: 25
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CHIN82 . Xu H 2 Years Ago

More takeaways than I expect. Inspirational lecture! Get ready to read literature material:).. Just quiz, paper and discussion.

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CHIN82 . Xu H 2 Years Ago

I have to say that it’s a pleasure to take his class. He is so energetic and passionate and I can literally feel his heart for literature!

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CHIN82 . Xu H 2 Years Ago

I really enjoyed Prof. Xu’s lecture, he makes the literature class so interesting. He is also really accessible at the same time, and we can reach him easily after every class. Prof. Xu cares about the students a lot, and he gives good feedback to our forum each week. Definitely take his class if you can!

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CHIN82 . Xu H 2 Years Ago

Full effort in every lecture. (requires attendance tho but totally worth) He is one of the a few Professor that I had who is actually good at teaching. We have weekly forums and he interacts with everyone. He is so knowledgeable and friendly. The class has two papers taking up to 50% but as long as you do your reading and write its an easy A.

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CHIN82 . Xu H 3 Years Ago

Really knowledgeable in his field and gives extremely interesting lectures. Grades by quizzes (very easy if you do the reading), 2 papers and participation. Easy if you put in some work. Would highly recommend!

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CHIN40 . Xu H 5 Months Ago

The course was fairly easy to pass as long as you showed up to class. Attendance was taken through discussion posts. The professor would call out students for being late, most of the time it was a reminder to be on time but there was one student that came in about 15 minutes late and was called out in front of everyone. Other than that, he's great.

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