Chinese 327
Representations of the Cultural Revolution
Full course for one semester. The Cultural Revolution (1966–76),
the longest single political crisis in recent Chinese history, has
been amply represented, even in English, by its victims, critics,
and contemporary eulogists in various forms of expression,
including official and unofficial historiography, personal memoirs,
fiction, cinema, visual arts, and icons turned into memorabilia.
Using selected texts and items from these different genres, the
course explores representation, memory, reality, genre, sign, and
interpretation. Although much of the material is sociopolitically
oriented, the focus of the course is within the realm of literary
and cultural criticism. Prerequisite: sophomore standing.
Lecture-conference.
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