| Course title | Popular Culture in Contemporary China |
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| Course code | ASH/PCCC |
| Organizational form of instruction | Seminary |
| Level of course | Bachelor |
| Year of study | 2 |
| Semester | Winter and summer |
| Number of ECTS credits | 4 |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Status of course | Compulsory |
| Form of instruction | Face-to-face |
| Work placements | This is not an internship |
| Recommended optional programme components | None |
| Course availability | The course is available to visiting students |
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| Course content |
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1.Nationalism in films 2.Love and romance in television series 3. Aesthetics of Chinese animation 4.Social issues reflected in documentaries 5.Pop, rock, and the underground music 6.Specific features of social media
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| Learning activities and teaching methods |
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| Learning outcomes |
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With the rise of the Chinese economy and the advent of global capitalism, popular culture has experienced a significant upsurge in China. This course introduces students to Chinese-language popular media cultures from the 1990s to the present. From film and music to animation, documentaries, television serials, social media, youth subcultures, and more, this course offers a comprehensive overview of the rich and diverse landscape of Chinese popular media. Cultural products introduced here are often joint projects between mainland China and Hong Kong/ Taiwan/ Malaysia/Singapore, so they also provide a lens to explore the frequent exchanges and complicated relations between these regions. Students will get familiar with these popular media through film-screening, students projects, and lively discussion during the class. Whether commercial or independent, artistic or mundane, dominant or subversive, popular culture is intimately linked to history and social processes and undergoes transformation alongside societal changes. Therefore, they are also an ideal medium to discuss topics like nationalism, feminism, aesthetics etc in contemporary China. By exposing students to a wide range of popular media phenomena, this course offers a multifaceted and multimedia perspective on the Sinophone world in the age of globalization and regionalization.
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| Prerequisites |
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unspecified
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| Assessment methods and criteria |
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unspecified
active participation, attendance, fulfilling assignments, weekly project (presentation), final paper (10 pages) |
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| Study plans that include the course |
| Faculty | Study plan (Version) | Category of Branch/Specialization | Recommended semester | |
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| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): - (2024) | Category: Philological sciences | 2 | Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer |