This course investigates social, cultural, economic, and political aspects of mass media and visual culture in China. It examines various types of media, including print, mechanical, electronic, and digital media. It focuses on major theoretical perspectives and models.

Theory, practice, and aesthetics of Chinese brush writing, with emphasis on individual training and development.

Studies of Chinese American literature and film centered on the experience of immigration and Diaspora.

The origin and florescence of Chinese culture and civilization from an archaeological perspective. An in-depth survey of Chinese prehistory and early history from the early Pleistocene to the third century BC.

Introduction to Confucian, Taoist, and legalist/military philosophical texts.

Introduction to pre-20th-century Chinese styles through readings in classical Chinese literature.

Linguistic study of the phonological, morphological, and syntactic systems of modern Chinese, with particular attention to linguistic analysis.

Linguistic study of the phonological, morphological, and syntactic systems of modern Chinese, with particular attention to linguistic analysis.

Study of advanced modern (Mandarin) Chinese through readings in modern literature. for non-native speakers. Native speakers may not take this course.

Study of advanced modern (Mandarin) Chinese through readings in social science texts for non-native speakers. Native speakers may not take this course.