79-497 Chinese Language and Culture in the 20th Century

9 units, Carnegie Mellon University

[Note students who have taken course number 79476, section B, Chinese Language and Culture, during the Fall 2021 Semester, may not enroll. This course will introduce students to important developments in Chinas culture and language since the end of the nineteenth century focusing on the interactions between Chinese and Western cultural traditions and the historical, social, and political contexts in which these interactions evolved. The following questions will motivate discussion What is Chinese culture in the modern world What is modern and what traditional Chinese culture How does high culture interact with folk culture and popular culture How have education and language policies shaped Chinese cultural identities over the last century What does it mean to be Chinese in a diaspora context This course is conducted in English with no requirement of prior knowledge of Chinese language.

Prerequisites: none listed

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