Course: Sinophone Studies: Borderlands and Border Crossing in Asia

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Course title Sinophone Studies: Borderlands and Border Crossing in Asia
Course code DAS/SSA
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Muhetaer Mukaidaisi, M.A., Ph.D.
Course content
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Learning outcomes
This course takes as its departure the emergent field known as "Sinophone Studies," defined by Shu-mei Shih as the study of Sinitic-language cultures outside and on the margins of China. In Shih's definition, this includes Sinitic-language communities in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Southeast Asia, and other overseas diasporic sites, as well as non-Han groups within the borders of mainland China. Rather than taking Shih's definition for granted, the course seeks to investigate and reconsider what Sinophone studies is and could be, including the many ways in which it might inform and enrich the broader field of Chinese studies. We will read and discuss canonical works of scholarship in Sinophone studies, as well as more recent work that contributes to rethinking this field. In the process, we will gain a basic foundation in historical and cultural issues related to the major communities addressed in Sinophone studies. Bordercrossing and borderlands will serve as important themes throughout this course, and students will be encouraged to bring their own research and expertise into the course content.

Prerequisites
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Study plans that include the course
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Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Chinese Studies (2019) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Chinese Studies (2023) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Chinese Studies (2019) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Chinese Studies (2023) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Chinese Studies (2023) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Chinese Studies (2019) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Chinese Studies (2023) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Chinese Studies (2019) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -