Welcome to "GKI2Q9 Chinese: Chinese Society"

Time: Thursdays 09.30-12.00, starting on Week 14 (2 April)

Zoom link: https://du-se.zoom.us/j/69434618095

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The instructors do not check messages on Canvas or Zoom. For questions regarding this course, please contact Teacher Wu (吴老师) at yyw@du.se. For questions regarding administration or registration, please contact support@du.se.

Course Schedule

W14 Seminar 1 | Introduction + From Empire to People’s Republic

W15 Seminar 2 | Reform, rebuilding, and rising – 1978 to the present

W16 Seminar 3 | Language Attitudes in Modern China

W17 Seminar 4 | Internet and Language in Modern China

W18 Seminar 5 | Gender in Modern China (1)

W19 Seminar 6 | Gender in Modern China (2)

W21 Seminar 7 | Final Course Paper Presentation (18 May, Monday, 09.30-12.00)

W23 Final Course Paper, due on 7 June

• This course provides an overview of a selection of themes on contemporary China. We will explore processes of change and continuity in Chinese society, with a particular focus on the language perspective.
• While focusing on the post-Mao reform era (1978 to the present), we will consider how contemporary developments draw upon the legacies of the Maoist revolutions and the Republic era.
• This course will also highlight important and useful research methodologies for the student's future research projects on contemporary China.