Cult Ov 2 2024

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Session 1 OD Fri Mar 1 8:00-9:40 room 603: Organizational issues

FRI 8:00-9:40 中国文化概要 Cult Ov 2 2024 (1-16, 外国语学院大楼603 09161319.02) (S1 5.-8.3., S2 8.3., S3 11.-15.3., S4 15.3., S5 1.-5.4., S6 5.4., S7 8.-12.4., S8 12.4., S9 2.-3.5., S10 3.5., S11 6.-10.5., S12 10.5., S13 27.-31.5., S14 31.5., SX 3.-7.6., S15 7.6., SX 11.-14.6., S16 14.6.)

What we learn in this class

• We learn about Chinese culture from international, especially Western perspective.
• We learn about cultural phenomena, traditional Chinese culture.
• We learn English and Chinese terminology in the area of Chinese culture.
• We learn to think critically about cultural traditions and to appreciate the benefits from cultural traditions.
• We learn how to determine the location and role of Chinese culture within global culture.
• We learn basics of theories and models of intercultural communication and comparison.
• We learn the appreciate and respect the diversity of multipolar cultures and of integration.
• We become aware of the dangers of cultural discrimination (colonialism, religious missions, imperialism etc.).

Textbook

Please select from the 200 topics of the textbook the one, which you want to present with a powerpoint presentation in class.

Homework until Session 2

Please make a Chinese translation of the text of the topic you selected for presentation including questions at the end of the textbook text. When you select a topic, please coordinate with your class representative that no other students selects the same topic.

Preparatory homework for every session

Please prepare the topics of the following session by reading the respective texts in the textbook and by answering the respective questions.

Homework until Session 5

Please translate another topic you are interested in into English. When you select another topic, please coordinate with your class representative that no other students selects the same topic.

Homework until Session 10

Please translate another topic you are interested in into English. When you select another topic, please coordinate with your class representative that no other students selects the same topic.

Homework until Session 15

Please translate another topic you are interested in into English. When you select another topic, please coordinate with your class representative that no other students selects the same topic.

Final paper after Session 16

Please think of a new topic of a phenomenon of traditional or modern Chinese culture. Please use the same format as the other topics in the textbook, including text, terms, references, questions. Whenever you indicate a reference, please also mention the page number. When you select another topic, please coordinate with your class representative that no other students selects the same topic and confirm with the instructor that the topic is appropriate.

Session 2 MW Fri Mar 8 8:00-9:40 room 603

The topics and contents of the following sessions will be determined by the selection of the students.

涂海蓉 34. Confucianism: Confucian Culture

朱然 36. Confucianism: Classical Philosophy - Confucius and Confucianism

姜睿 93. Medicine: Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)

李珣 18. Astrology: Calendar, The 24 Solar Terms

储守娟 57. Gender: Wu Zetian: The Only Female Emperor of Imperial China

李嫣然 12. Architecture: Shengjing Imperial Palace

潘彤 63. Landscapes and Tourism: Mogao Grottoes

牟一泓 30. Chinese Writing: Chinese Characters and Scripts

李舒婧 82. Literature: Premodern literature: Tang-Song

宋成爽 76. Literature: Ancient Literature - Take Su Shi as an example. Relegation Literature in Ancient China

罗嘉怡 77. Literature: Ancient Literature: The Classic of Mountains and Seas

胡煜杰 71. Literature: Ancient literature - Chinese Classical Fairy Tales

罗杨 81. Literature: Premodern literature: Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio

陈卓 46. Fine Arts: Painting

肖烨 67. Landscapes and Tourism: Tourism, Nanking-An Ancient Capital of Six Dynasties

李思瑾 21. Beverages: Tea

裴心弦 7. Animals: Panda

喻鑫众 69. Language: Chinese Dialects

陈佳雯 33. Clothing: Cheongsam

卢逸萱 45. Facial Make-up: Face Changing in Sichuan Opera

段思雅 44. Facial Make-up: Cosmetics, Traditional Chinese Make-Up

谢香琳 40. Education: Modern Chinese Education System

Session 5 MW Fri Mar 29 8:00-9:40 room 603

Information: Apr 4-6 is Qingming holiday in China, the Chinese students make up for the missed classes on Sun (!) Apr 7 and 28.

Session 9 OD Sun Apr 28 8:00-9:40 room 603

Repetition of Qingming-Fri April 5.

Session 11 OD Fri May 12 (?) 8:00-9:40 room 603

May 1-3 is an extended May First Holiday. The class of May 3 needs to be repeated on May 12 (?).