Universität Wien

150210 SE The Building of a Leninist Literary Scene (2012S)

The Political Framework of Literary Production in the PRC

15.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 15 - Ostasienwissenschaften
Continuous assessment of course work

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 25 participants
Language: German

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Thursday 01.03. 16:15 - 17:45 Seminarraum Sinologie 2 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-18
  • Thursday 08.03. 16:15 - 17:45 Seminarraum Sinologie 2 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-18
  • Thursday 15.03. 16:15 - 17:45 Seminarraum Sinologie 2 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-18
  • Thursday 22.03. 16:15 - 17:45 Seminarraum Sinologie 2 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-18
  • Thursday 29.03. 16:15 - 17:45 Seminarraum Sinologie 2 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-18
  • Thursday 19.04. 16:15 - 17:45 Seminarraum Sinologie 2 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-18
  • Thursday 26.04. 16:15 - 17:45 Seminarraum Sinologie 2 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-18
  • Thursday 03.05. 16:15 - 17:45 Seminarraum Sinologie 2 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-18
  • Thursday 10.05. 16:15 - 17:45 Seminarraum Sinologie 2 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-18
  • Thursday 24.05. 16:15 - 17:45 Seminarraum Sinologie 2 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-18
  • Thursday 31.05. 16:15 - 17:45 Seminarraum Sinologie 2 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-18
  • Thursday 14.06. 16:15 - 17:45 Seminarraum Sinologie 2 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-18
  • Thursday 21.06. 16:15 - 17:45 Seminarraum Sinologie 2 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-18
  • Thursday 28.06. 16:15 - 17:45 Seminarraum Sinologie 2 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-18

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

This seminar is aimed at discussing the problem of land use in a historical perspective starting out from current issues of land use in the PRC. It is focused on understanding the urgency of the problem of land use in the PRC and relating the problem to the legal issue of property rights. Students are asked to analyze the academic debate on this question as well as the political discussion in the PRC in order to be able to write an opinion paper on “Land Use in the PRC” at the end of the seminar.

Assessment and permitted materials

Students with a reading and listening ability in Chinese will be provided with the opportunity to enhance their understanding of academic Chinese and asked to use Chinese language materials in preparation of the classes. Students with no knowledge of the Chinese language can participate and contribute by introducing English language books and articles on land use and land reform in China. Participants will be graded by their active participation in class (30%), their oral presentations (20%) and their opinion paper of at least 15 pages to be handed in by July 30, 2011 (50%). The reading list is supposed to help participants to come to a conclusion about the question of whether or not land should be privatized in China.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Examination topics

The seminar is methodologically focused on discourse analysis and supposed to be instrumental in developing the participants’ ability to analyze arguments, development arguments and voice arguments both in oral discussions and in opinion papers

Reading list


Association in the course directory

LK 423/ PR 423

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