CN5004 Cultural Expression in the Chinese Diaspora

Academic year

2023 to 2024 Semester 2

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Key module information

SCOTCAT credits

30

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SCQF level

SCQF level 11

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Planned timetable

To be arranged

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Module coordinator

Prof G B Lee

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Module Staff

Prof Gregory Lee

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Module description

This module addresses literary and visual texts and practices created outside of China by migrants and their descendants. The module will introduce the historical context of a migration that was brought about by Western aggression against what was not yet China the nation-state which resulted in a Chinese diaspora that today extends to all five continents. The module will examine both writers and artists of hybrid communities around the globe over the past century. Texts studied will be mainly in English, but also in Chinese, French and Spanish. Translations may be provided where needed.

Relationship to other modules

Pre-requisites

BEFORE TAKING THIS MODULE YOU MUST TAKE CN5001 AND TAKE CN5002

Assessment pattern

Coursework = 100%

Re-assessment

Coursework = 100%

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact

1.5 hr seminar (x 11 weeks)

Scheduled learning hours

17

The number of compulsory student:staff contact hours over the period of the module.

Guided independent study hours

275

The number of hours that students are expected to invest in independent study over the period of the module.

Intended learning outcomes

  • By the end of the module, students will have acquired an understanding of the extent and diversity of Chinese diasporic cultural production
  • Students will have understood the possibilities and diversity of the designations Chinese and Chineseness
  • Students will be able to analyse the representation and construction of hybrid and sub-national identities
  • Students will be able to analyse and contextualize the work of a number of authors and artists