CONTEMPORARY CHINESE SOCIETY

Academic year

2024/2025 Syllabus of previous years

Official course title

CONTEMPORARY CHINESE SOCIETY

Course code

LM6290 (AF:502579 AR:283096)

Modality

Blended (on campus and online classes)

ECTS credits

6

Degree level

Master's Degree Programme (DM270)

Educational sector code

L-OR/21

Period

1st Semester

Course year

1

Where

VENEZIA

Contribution of the course to the overall degree programme goals

This course provides students with conceptual and analytical tools to understand the drivers of social change in contemporary China.

Expected learning outcomes

Students are expected to (a) achieve a clear and in-depth understanding of major dynamics of social change in continental China between 1978 and the present day.

Pre-requirements

Compulsory requirements: regular enrollment in relevant MA programs/courses offered by Ca' Foscari University Venice.
Additional requirements: willingness to engage in collaborative work with fellow students.
Attendance to classes recommended.

Contents

Classes will focus on four levels of social change: (a) individual beliefs and cognitive attitudes; (b) social norms; (c) structures (i.e., formal rules, policies); and (d) change in relations among humans and between humans and nature.

Referral texts

To gain a general understanding of how China's path towards modernization:

1. Spence, Jonathan (2013). The Search for Modern China - Third Edition. New York and London: W.W. Norton & Company, pp. 559-707.

Please be mindful that this reading list is going to be enriched after the first two classes.

Assessment methods

Evaluation of students' proficiency will be carried out by the following means:
- Written test
Evaluation methods will be communicated during the first class.

Teaching methods

- Frontal teaching;
- Collaborative exercises (conceptual mapping, collaborative timeline, world café discussions, etc.)
- Students' presentations and discussion, moderated by the teacher.

Teaching language

English

Type of exam

written

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This subject deals with topics related to the macro-area "International cooperation" and contributes to the achievement of one or more goals of U. N. Agenda for Sustainable Development

Definitive programme.

Last update of the programme: 28/06/2024