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150214 UE Exercise Course (History and Society) (M6) - The Beijing Spring (2015W)
Continuous assessment of course work
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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).
- Registration is open from Tu 15.09.2015 10:00 to Th 01.10.2015 10:00
- Deregistration possible until Th 22.10.2015 10:00
Details
max. 30 participants
Language: German
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
LV-Termine: 6.10.2015, 13.10., 20.10., 27.10., 3.11., 12.1.2016, 19.1., 26.1. (maximal zweimaliges entschuldigtes Fernbleiben)
die Referate werden an einem Sondertermin am SAMSTAG, den 23. JÄNNER, von 9 - 18 Uhr (SIN 1) gehalten! Diesen Termin bitte unbedingt wahrnehmen (absoluter Pflichttermin!)
Tuesday
06.10.
16:45 - 18:15
Seminarraum Sinologie 1 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-10
Tuesday
13.10.
16:45 - 18:15
Seminarraum Sinologie 1 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-10
Tuesday
20.10.
16:45 - 18:15
Seminarraum Sinologie 1 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-10
Tuesday
27.10.
16:45 - 18:15
Seminarraum Sinologie 1 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-10
Tuesday
03.11.
16:45 - 18:15
Seminarraum Sinologie 1 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-10
Tuesday
10.11.
16:45 - 18:15
Seminarraum Sinologie 1 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-10
Tuesday
17.11.
16:45 - 18:15
Seminarraum Sinologie 1 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-10
Tuesday
24.11.
16:45 - 18:15
Seminarraum Sinologie 1 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-10
Tuesday
01.12.
16:45 - 18:15
Seminarraum Sinologie 1 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-10
Tuesday
15.12.
16:45 - 18:15
Seminarraum Sinologie 1 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-10
Tuesday
12.01.
16:45 - 18:15
Seminarraum Sinologie 1 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-10
Tuesday
19.01.
16:45 - 18:15
Seminarraum Sinologie 1 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-10
Tuesday
26.01.
16:45 - 18:15
Seminarraum Sinologie 1 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-10
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
The "reform and opening" era after Mao's death in the late 70s was was mainly orientated towards economics, but many citizens demanded also political reforms. Through big-character posters (dazibao) and independent journals a grassroot civil rights movement advocated liberties and democratic reforms, independent artists and writers joined this movement called Beijing Spring. Although some reformers inside the Communist Party sympathized with these demands, the leadership banned all pro-democracy activities in early 1981.
Assessment and permitted materials
Credits will be attributed on the basis of the oral presentation within the group (30 pc/points); the individual written papers (including a possible oral discussion, 50 pc/points); regular presence, homeworks and the active participation in debates (20 pc/points) . The main criteria will be to which extend the student is capable to analyze the main aspects of the topic and to present them in a systematic and scientific way. 55 pc/points are required to pass the course.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Achieving basic knowledge on China's Democracy Movement of 1978-1981, their role in the economic and social development, related subjects such as freedom of expression and censorship, and current literature on the topics.
Examination topics
After a general introduction into the topic, the students will prepare (probably in small groups) presentations on specific aspects and (individually) written papers.
Reading list
Benton, Gregor (Hg.): Wild Lily, Prairie Fire: China's Road to Democracy, Yan'an to Tian'anmen, 1942 - 1989. Princeton Univ. Press, Princeton, NJ 1995Brodsgaard, Kjeld Erik: The Democracy Movement in China, 1978-1979: Opposition Movements, Wall Poster Campaigns, and Underground Journals. In: Asian Survey (University of California Press), Vol. 21, No. 7 (Jul., 1981), S. 747-774Christiansen, Flemming; Posborg, Susanne; Wedell-Wedellsborg, Anne: Die demokratische Bewegung in China, Revolution im Sozialismus? Simon und Magiera. München 1981Goldman, Merle: Sowing the Seeds of Democracy in China. Political Reform in the Deng Xiaoping Era. Harvard Univ. Press, Cambridge, MA u.a. 1994Grobe-Hagel, Karl; Krücker, Franz Josef (Hg.): Der kurze Frühling von Peking. Fischer Taschenbuch Verlag. Frankfurt an Main 1990Klapproth, Eva u.a. (Hg.): Das Gespenst des Humanismus. Oppositionelle Texte aus China von 1979 bis 1987. Sendler. Frankfurt am Main 1987Nathan, Andrew James: Chinese Democracy. Knopf. New York, NY 1985Opletal, Helmut: Das 'Forum 5. April' und andere 'volkseigene Zeitschriften'. In: China-Report, Nr. 48/49, Wien 1979, S. 43-46Opletal, Helmut: Chinese Literature and the Democracy Movement. Non-Conformist Avantgarde Culture from the Underground. In: Riley, Josephine; Unterrieder, Else (Hg.): Haishi Zou Hao. Chinese Poetry, Drama and Literature of the 1980's. Engelhardt-Ng Verlag. Bonn 1989, S. 8-20Paltemaa, Lauri: In the Vanguard of History: The Beijing Democracy Wall Movement 1978-1981 and Social Mobilisation of Former Red Guard Dissent. Turun Yliopisto, Turku 2005
Association in the course directory
GG 220
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