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Conversation, grammar, reading, elementary composition.

Three quarter sequence. Basic language skills in Mandarin to function abroad.

Contemporary art in China. Analysis of artwork in the context of Chinese history, culture, society and politics, developing visual literacy and critical thinking in the study of key artists and artistic trends. Key questions: How is contemporary Chinese art related to history and culture of China? How are traditional elements turned into contemporary forms? How is contemporary Chinese art influenced by international trends such as conceptualism and postmodernism? How do artists address social and political issues and struggle with censorship? Field trips to galleries and artists¿ studios.

Stages of Chinese cinema from the establishment of P.R. China in 1949 to the present. State policies, filmmaking trends, representative filmmakers and films, and the state of the industry in the different periods, with close readings of some important films. Historical perspective and broad knowledge of Chinese cinema; academic approaches to film studies.

Fundamental changes in Chinese media. Issues such as: how Chinese media emerge and evolve against the background of modern Chinese history; how they interact with government, sponsors, receivers, and other social institutions; and implications for Chinese social development.

Classical Chinese literature from the beginning (ca. 1000 BC) to the 14th centure. Primary texts in translation with attention to the poetic works that feature Chinese literary tradition. Understanding of past experience of Chinese people living in another cultural space through observation, analysis, and reconstruction.

Projects in either studio art or art history. Studio art topics: painting, drawing, photography or mixed media work inspired by living in China and involving ideas and proposal for body of works, instruction and critiques, review and assessment of completed works. Art history topics: contemporary Chinese art or important individual artists working in Beijing. Field trips and site visits for either focus.