Session

Fall 2025

 Term

Y

Format

SEMR

Instructor

Calendar Description / Prerequisite / Co-Requisite

This course adopts contemporary literary theories such as life writing, translation studies, gender discourse, film and cultural studies to examine the major works of Eileen Chang, (Zhang Ailing, 1920-1995), one of the greatest modern Chinese writers of the twentieth century. Using different literary theories, such as Anthony Cordingley's notion of self-translation and Tonglin Lu's concept of gender and sexuality in twentieth-century Chinese literature, students analyze her short stories, essays and novels, as well as their recreations into various media in the socio-historical and geopolitical context of the modern and contemporary Chinese society. All texts are available in English. No knowledge of Chinese languages required. Prerequisites: Any Chinese literature, film, or culture courses or by permission of the instructor.

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