China Humanities: The Individual in Chinese Culture
Explore Chinese culture and history from the perspective of the individual through philosophical texts, literary works, and art.
Introduction
Explore Chinese culture and history from the perspective of the individual through philosophical texts, literary works, and art.
About this course
In China’s history, there has been a longstanding belief that being cultured and being moral is necessary for a person to participate in public life. We often think of China in political terms? and focus on the history of government? or in social terms? and study the role of the family in society. But this course looks at the individual and the striving for culture and morality.
In China Humanities, you will explore the idea of China as a country of individuals who create the thing we call Chinese culture through their own art, literature, and philosophy. The course will focus on how individuals pursue unique forms of expression, act upon their distinct experiences, and follow their own desires, creating enduring works that we continue to look to for inspiration and wisdom.
You will discuss the theories of early Chinese thinkers like Confucius and Zhuangzi, explore the poetry of writers like Tao Yuanming and Du Fu, read from novels such as Dream of the Red Chamber, and learn how to see painting and calligraphy? all with a particular focus on how these works have shaped Chinese culture as we know it today.
What you will learn from Chinese Culture?
- Cultural traditions that are revered in China today.
- How to interpret Chinese philosophical texts.
- To analyze and appreciate masterpieces of Chinese literature.
- How to see the individual voice? in visual works.
Syllabus
1. Welcome to the China Humanities!
2. Unit 1: Early Chinese Thinkers and Writers and their Notion of Self
3. Unit 2: Revealing the Individual in Chinese Poetry
4. Unit 3: Love and Literature: Yingying’s Story
5. Unit 4: Neo-Confucianism
6. Unit 5: Chinese Art: How to Paint the Inner Voice?
7. Unit 6: Love and Illusion in the Story of the Stone
8. Unit 7: Humanities Past and Present
9. Unit 8: Roundtable Discussion, on the Individual and Society & Final Assessment
10. End of Course Survey
If you have already done this course, kindly drop your review in our reviews section. It would help others to get useful information and better insight into the course offered.
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Introduction
Explore Chinese culture and history from the perspective of the individual through philosophical texts, literary works, and art.
About this course
In China’s history, there has been a longstanding belief that being cultured and being moral is necessary for a person to participate in public life. We often think of China in political terms? and focus on the history of government? or in social terms? and study the role of the family in society. But this course looks at the individual and the striving for culture and morality.
In China Humanities, you will explore the idea of China as a country of individuals who create the thing we call Chinese culture through their own art, literature, and philosophy. The course will focus on how individuals pursue unique forms of expression, act upon their distinct experiences, and follow their own desires, creating enduring works that we continue to look to for inspiration and wisdom.
You will discuss the theories of early Chinese thinkers like Confucius and Zhuangzi, explore the poetry of writers like Tao Yuanming and Du Fu, read from novels such as Dream of the Red Chamber, and learn how to see painting and calligraphy? all with a particular focus on how these works have shaped Chinese culture as we know it today.
What you will learn from Chinese Culture?
- Cultural traditions that are revered in China today.
- How to interpret Chinese philosophical texts.
- To analyze and appreciate masterpieces of Chinese literature.
- How to see the individual voice? in visual works.
Syllabus
1. Welcome to the China Humanities!
2. Unit 1: Early Chinese Thinkers and Writers and their Notion of Self
3. Unit 2: Revealing the Individual in Chinese Poetry
4. Unit 3: Love and Literature: Yingying’s Story
5. Unit 4: Neo-Confucianism
6. Unit 5: Chinese Art: How to Paint the Inner Voice?
7. Unit 6: Love and Illusion in the Story of the Stone
8. Unit 7: Humanities Past and Present
9. Unit 8: Roundtable Discussion, on the Individual and Society & Final Assessment
10. End of Course Survey
If you have already done this course, kindly drop your review in our reviews section. It would help others to get useful information and better insight into the course offered.
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Specification:
- EDX
- Harvard University
- Online Course
- Instructor-led
- Beginner
- 1-3 Months
- Free Course (Affordable Certificate)
- English
- Chinese history History
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