Saint-Louis University - Bruxelles
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MHCH1342 - Chinese: Culture


USL-B


Credits : 5

Lecturer :
Mode of delivery :
Face-to-face , second term, 30 hours of theory.

Timetable :
Second term
Friday from 09:00 to 11:00 at 109 Marais 611

Language of instruction :
French

Learning outcomes :
Acquire the necessary knowledge on the evolution and the different aspects of the chinese contemporary society

Prerequisites :
For the Bachelor in translation and interpreting :


Co-requisites :
None

Course contents :
The course will focus on the presentation, analysis and discussion of the different periods of Chinese contemporary society and its evolution since 1949 on the political-economic and socio-cultural levels.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
Presentation, analysis and discussion, accompanied by video documentaries, and student work

Assessment methods and criteria :
Oral exam at the end of the semester, student work during the semester will be included in the assessment

Recommended or required reading :
1. Histoire de la République populaire de Chine : de Mao Zedong à Xi Jinping, par Alain Roux, Xiaohong Xiao-Planes, Edition Armand Colin, 2018
2. La société chinoise depuis 1949, par Tania Angeloff , La Découverte , 2018
3. La République populaire de Chine, par Gilles Guiheux, Edition Les Belles Lettres, 2018,
4. Histoire et évolution sociale de la Chine, par Jin Bo, China Intercontinental Press, 2008
5. La Chine depuis 1949, par Linda benson, Editions de l'Université de Bruxelles, 2012
6. Has China Won?: The Chinese Challenge to American Primacy, par Kishore Mahbubani, Edition PublicAffairs, 2020 ( Edition en français: Le jour où la Chine va gagner - La fin de la suprématie américaine, Edition Saint Simon, France, 2021 )


Other information :
Class attendance is obligatory