Many Faces: Understanding the Complexities of Chinese Culture

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University of Exeter

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Many Faces: Understanding the Complexities of Chinese Culture

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Many Faces: Understanding the Complexities of Chinese Culture

The course Many Faces: Understanding the Complexities of Chinese Culture is an online class provided by University of Exeter through Future Learn. It may be possible to receive a verified certification or use the course to prepare for a degree.

Develop a clearer understanding of modern China by exploring the role of art, literature and the ‘noble hero’ in Chinese culture.

Course description

Look beyond the clichés and stereotypes of art and literature in Chinese culture
4 weeks

Chinese culture has not been explored in as much depth as Chinese history and politics. By uncovering the richness and diversity of Chinese culture, you can gain a broader understanding of modern China as a whole.
This course by the University of Exeter covers three important aspects of Chinese culture. Learn how the concept of the ‘noble hero’ is portrayed on cultural and political platforms. Examine the tension created by traditional and modern values in Chinese landscape art, and analyse literature created by marginalised groups like immigrants.

Cliché and stereotypes: how to understand contemporary Chinese culture?
The continuation and gap: the image of the ‘noble hero’ in both artistic and political fields
The collision and fusion: literature by the marginalised
The tension and convergence: contemporary Chinese landscape art

Explore new cultural phenomena and trends emerging in Chinese society
Develop a more contextualized understanding of Chinese culture
Discuss the act of stereotyping in Chinese culture
Reflect on how social and cultural landscapes in China have been changed as China experiences an economy boom
Assess how digitalization has transformed the expression and representation of Chinese culture.

This course is for anyone interested in building their knowledge of Chinese culture and society. You don’t need any prior experience or qualifications.

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Many Faces: Understanding the Complexities of Chinese Culture

Course Topic

History, Language, Social History

University, College, Institution

University of Exeter

Course Skill Level

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Course Language

English

Place of class

Online, self-paced (see curriculum for more information)

Degree

Certificate

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Many Faces: Understanding the Complexities of Chinese Culture

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