PURPOSEOF THE COURSE: TBA
REQUIREMENTS:
1. Attendanceat all class meetings, except for illness or other essential absences.
2. Completionof readings before class. Everyone is expected to do the required readings,which are marked * on the syllabus. Each student is also expected to do somereading of her own choosing from list of recommended readings for each topic.In total, each student should read 100-150 pages per week for this course. Itis expected that students will do different recommended readings, which will,hopefully enliven the discussion.
3. Thoughtfulparticipation & attention during class.
4. Keepingup with current events in China (including Hong Kong and Taiwan). The NewYork Times doesa pretty good job covering China. For suggestion about other sources on currentevents in China, see:
5. Taking responsibility for sharing leadership of the weeklydiscussion, or part of it, one or more times during the semester.
6. Three 3-5 page response papers/critical memos/reviews on weeklytopics & readings. A draft ofthe paper is due no later than the day of the topic being considered since onepurpose of these papers is also to enhance the quality of the discussion. Youmay revise your paper after the class meeting and submit it again by 4pm on thefollowing Friday. You must do at least one paper for Part I of the course(Frameworks and Facts).
7. A research paper (15-20 pages) on a topic to be chosen inconsultation with the instructor due by 4:30 p.m., Friday, May 20th.
Thecourse grade will be based roughly on the following:
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Booksordered for the course:
Marc Blecher, China Against the Tides: Restructuring throughRevolution, Radicalism, and Reform, 2nd ed.
Richard Curt Kraus, The Party and the Arty in China: The NewPolitics of Culture.
One or two more additional books may be ordered.