Chinese Modern Literature

Education facts

Code: GKI3GQ

This course introduces Chinese literature and literary theories, focusing on close readings of texts from the late Qing dynasty until 1949. In the course the historical, social and cultural contexts of the literature are studied, with particular attention to themes like the conflict between tradition and modernity, gender and minority representation. To analyse these themes, emphasis is placed on the application of literary theories such as Marxism and psychoanalysis. The course contains the writing of reflective analyses and an essay in which the theories are applied to a selected Chinese literary work.

Entry requirements

90 credits in the main field of study Chinese, including Chinese in Speech and Writing III, 15 credits

Education offerings

Each offering has its own dates and conditions. Closed offerings are retained as history and do not mean that a new application is open.

• Chinese Modern Literature

  Dalarna University

  Falun

  Start date: 31 August 2026

  End date: 8 November 2026

  Pace of study: 50 %