Intellectual foundations of Taoism in its two classical sources, the Lao Tzu and the Chuang Tzu, and a sampling of the varieties of religious practice which developed later.

Study of Kung Fu Cinema in its relations to the Chinese martial arts tradition with a focus on the context of its rise from a niche film genre to a global cultural phenomenon.

Advanced conversation, grammar, reading and writing in Modern Chinese for non-native speakers. Native speakers may not take this course.

Advanced conversation, grammar, reading and writing in modern Chinese for non-native speakers. Native speakers may not take this course.

Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.

Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.

The practical application, on an individual basis, of previously studied theory and the collection of data for future theoretical interpretation.

Historical development of China from 750 A.D. to 1900 A.D.

Introduces students to contemporary Chinese films and studies the role of cinema as historiography and ethnography.

This course introduces four basic aspects of Chinese popular culture: mass media, everyday life, folklore, and arts. It examines how the development of mass media (print culture, radio, film, television, music, the internet, and social media) reflects changes of Chinese culture, society, and politics since the early 20th century. Moreover, the course discusses how popular culture is practiced in everyday life by exploring such topics as work and employment, labor and migration, leisure and consumption, housing, individual creativity, collective justice, gender, sexuality, and arts.