EAST 206 - Topics in Chinese Literature: Sex and the Country

This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
Comparative Literature, Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Credits (Range): 3 hours
Attribute: 3HU, CD, WR
This course studies the use of "sex" and "country" as a site and a metaphor in modern Chinese literature. Broadly defined, sex signals issues of sexuality, gender relations, reproduction, and seduction, while the country represents the nation, nature, and peasants. Studying a wide selection of short stories, novels, and films, we will pay special attention to the ways writers use love and passion to negotiate the larger political and cultural issues of modern China. Taught in English.
Enrollment Limit: 25
Instructor: H. Deppman

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