KSCB758 Class, Gender, Ethnicity in post-1949 China for Mgr. programme

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2023
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Taught partially online.
Teacher(s)
Prof. Felix Wemheuer (lecturer), Mag. phil. Ute Wallenböck, Dr. phil. (deputy)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. et Mgr. Dušan Vávra, Ph.D.
Department of Chinese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mag. phil. Ute Wallenböck, Dr. phil.
Supplier department: Department of Chinese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Mon 20. 2. 10:00–11:40 Virtuální místnost, Mon 13. 3. 16:00–17:40 B2.32, 18:00–19:40 B2.32, Tue 14. 3. 14:00–15:40 B2.51, 18:00–19:40 B2.42, Wed 15. 3. 16:00–17:40 B2.44, 18:00–19:40 B2.41, Thu 16. 3. 16:00–17:40 B2.22, 18:00–19:40 B2.22, Fri 17. 3. 10:00–11:40 L31, 12:00–13:40 L31
Prerequisites (in Czech)
TYP_STUDIA ( N )
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives (in Czech)
When the Chinese communists came to power in 1949, they promised to 'turn society upside down'. Efforts to build a communist society created hopes and dreams, coupled with fear and disillusionment. The Chinese people made great efforts towards modernization and social change in this period of transition, but they also experienced traumatic setbacks. Covering the period 1949 to the Reform Era and then tracing the legacy of the Mao era through the 1980s and 1990s, the course focuses on questions of class, gender, ethnicity, and the urban-rural divide in this social history. The courses will analyzes the experiences of a range of social groups under Communist rule - workers, peasants, local cadres, intellectuals, 'ethnic minorities', the old elites, men and women. To understand this tumultuous period, we must recognize the many complex challenges facing the People's Republic.
Learning outcomes (in Czech)
On completion of this unit successful students will be able to:
• To understand, compare, and evaluate scholarly approaches to bordering practices, processes and discourses in contemporary China
• To analyse historical documents, memories, posters and movies
• Outline and discuss how critically engaging with bordering practices is significant to understanding Chinese politics and society.
• Have a robust knowledge and ability to critically analyse intersectional hierarchies
• To understand official discourse/terms and counter-narratives
• Develop an informed and independent view on the topic of the course
Syllabus (in Czech)
  • • 1. Introduction:
  • • 2. Maoist and Post-Maoist Perceptions of the CCP regarding Society
  • • 3. Class, Class Status and Social Mobility
  • • 4. The Hukou-System and the Urban/Rural Divide
  • • 5. Work Units, Cadre System, Ranks
  • • 6. Distribution of Food, Jobs and Housing
  • • 7. Spatial and Regional Divide
  • • 8. Han/Ethnic Minorities and Ethnic Classification
  • • 9. “Women Liberation“ and Gender Hierarchies
  • • 10. Love, Sexuality and Marriage
  • • 11. Intellectuals: Loyalty and Dissent
  • • 12. (Dis)Continuities and Legacies
Teaching methods (in Czech)
A variety of learning methods are used in the course, which include:
• Interactive lectures and seminars;
• Whole group, small group and individual teaching and learning;
• Discussion-based and knowledge-based classes
The first classes will be held online on February 20 at 10am, and then there will be an intensive in-person classes between 13.-17.3. 2023.
Assessment methods (in Czech)
ongoing active participation (no absence); 900 word critical reflection on one of the documents or movies/documentaries discussed; 15 min. presentation on a selected topic.
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
The course is taught only once.
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