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Chinese Language & Literature

CHI 483 Unearthed Manuscripts Dated in the Warring States Period
1 Term; 3 Credits
This course is a cutting edge subject, aiming to introduce three batches of unearthed

bamboo manuscripts: bamboo manuscripts excavated in Guodian ( 郭 店 ), bamboo
manuscripts stored in Shanghai museum, and bamboo manuscripts stored in Tsinghua
University. Most of these valuable unearthed manuscripts, which did not exist in traditional
ancient literature, are significant documents which will reshape the academic history of the pre-
Qin period. Students will benefit from the knowledge of the philosophy and academic
development during the pre-Qin period.

CHI 484 Confucian Philosophy of Song and Ming Dynasties
1 Term; 3 Credits
The course is intended to introduce prospective students to the knowledge of Confucian
philosophy in Song and Ming dynasties. Through lectures, class discussion and course reports,
students will be able to learn the representative scholars and their works in this field,
understand the development of Confucianism in Song and Ming dynasties, and further explore
the traditional Chinese spirit and mental outlook.

CHI 490 Buddhism and Chinese Literature
1 Term; 3 Credits
This course aims to study how Buddhism influenced the development of ancient Chinese
literature from the Western and Eastern Jin dynasties to the Ming dynasty. It introduces
Buddhist beliefs, Buddhist thoughts, and the contents of Buddhist canons’ impact on
intellectuals, literary criticism, and literary writings. By understanding Buddhism as an imported
religion and its development in different historical stages, students can grasp the fusion of
Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism reflected by intellectuals and their literary works.

CHI 492 Modern and Contemporary Chinese Women’s Literature
1 Term; 3 Credits
This course studies multiple important Chinese women writers throughout the twentieth
century. It begins with Late Qing and May Fourth women writers and goes all the way to
contemporary Hong Kong and Taiwan women writers. It comprises the historical context of
Chinese women rights social movements, feminism theory and close reading of the
representative works in Modern and Contemporary Chinese Women’s Literature.

CHI 496 Taiwan Literature
1 Term; 3 Credits
This course introduces the history and representative works of Taiwan Literature. In
particular, this course probes significant social issues such as ethnic groups, class and gender
in different historical contexts. Besides, students are required to read the related literary works
to deepen their understanding of how Taiwanese writers reflect upon their history and social

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