中国:过去、现在和未来课程详细信息

课程号 00333691 学分 3
英文名称 China: Past, Present and Future
先修课程
中文简介 本课程是对中国古代文化,历史和社会的一个概括性介绍。它不仅追溯了中国古代智力,经济,文学和社会的发展历程,而且展示了中国传统文化里的一些观念思想如何在其历史发展中不断地创造和再创造。 它也展现了历史是如何塑造和继续影响当代的中国社会。通过对艺术,语言,文学,哲学和宗教的关键概念的探讨,课程为学生理解当代中国和探讨其未来发展方向奠定了基础。
英文简介 This course is a broad introduction to the culture, history, and society of China from ancient times to present. It not only traces the major intellectual, economic, literary and social developments, but also, shows how the idea of Chinese tradition and culture is continually invented and re-invented over the course of its history. It illustrates, as well, how the past has greatly shaped and continues to influence contemporary Chinese society. Through an examination of key concepts from art, language, literature, philosophy and religion, the course provides a foundation for students to understand contemporary China and interpret its future direction.
开课院系 工学院
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是否属于艺术与美育
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授课语言 英文
教材 China: A The Cambridge Illustrated History of China, 2nd ed.,Patricia Buckley Ebrey,Cambridge University,2010;
参考书
教学大纲 To acquire a basic cultural literacy in the Chinese traditions and become familiar with dynastic reign periods, important figures and texts, and significant historical events.
To gain a comparative perspective on how the place that we know as “China” today has changed and transformed in the contexts of both East Asian and global histories.
This course is a broad introduction to the culture, history, and society of China from ancient times to present. It not only traces the major intellectual, economic, literary and social developments, but also, shows how the idea of Chinese tradition and culture is continually invented and re- invented over the course of its history. It illustrates, as well, how the past has greatly shaped and continues to influence contemporary Chinese society. Through an examination of key concepts from art, language, literature, philosophy and religion, the course provides a foundation for students to understand contemporary China and interpret its future direction.

1. Over view – “China” in Time and Space
2. Origins: From Neolithic Period to the Shang dynasty
3. Classics,IntellectualTraditions,andPhilosophicalFoundations
4. From Kingdom to Empire
5. Thought and Religion in the Period of Division
6. Artistic and Literary Culture in Middle Imperial China
7. China’sCommercialRevolutionandDebatesbetweenTraditionandInnovation 8. TheSteppeandChina’sOthers
9. LiteratiCultureandtheVoicefromtheInnerQuarters
10. The Manchu Empire and Imperialism
11. Remaking China: War and Revolution
12. Mass Campaigns and Building a New China
13. White Cat, Black Cat: Economic Liberalization and Developmentalism 14. The Rise of China in the 21st Century
15. Creating the Future: Directions and Challenges
课堂讲授
Two Individually-Authored Papers (5-6 pages in length and worth 30% each):60%
Group Presentation:30%
Attendance and Class Participation:10%
教学评估 Iris MA:
学年度学期:16-17-3,课程班:中国:过去、现在和未来1,课程推荐得分:null,教师推荐得分:null,课程得分分数段:80及以下;