A lecture course with questions welcome at any time and regularly scheduled discussion sessions.
Students are responsible for material presented in lectures and in reading assignments.
Participation in discussions is an integral part of the course work. All readings may be found on reserve in Mudd. Wang Cao Xueqin, D. Hawkes, trans. The works include a text book and a collection of primary documents translated into English. Finally, we will read a personalized account of China's modern revolution that focuses on the lives of three generations of women in one family that spans the period from the beginning of the twentieth century to the post-Cultural Revolution reform era.