Course GKI3GQ

Chinese Modern Literature

7.5 Credits
First Cycle
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Starts week 36, 2026

On completion of the course, students will be able to:

  • explain the historical, social, and cultural contexts represented in literary works from the late Qing dynasty to 1949
  • analyse the conflict between tradition and modernity in Chinese literary works, applying Marxist theory and the theory of literary realism
  • examine key issues such as gender and minority as represented in literature, from the perspective of feminism and modernism
  • explore the relationship between individuals and the Chinese nation during the late Qing dynasty and the early Republican era through the lenses of psychoanalytic theory and Naturalism
  • critically review a selection of scholarly research and apply literary theories to analyse Chinese literary texts.
Starts and ends:
week 36, 2026 - week 45, 2026
Study Rate:
50%
Location:
Varied
Time of Day:
Day
Teaching form:
Distance
Language:
Chinese, can be given in English
Entry Qualifications :
  • 90 credits in the main field of study Chinese, including Chinese in Speech and Writing III, 15 credits
Selection :
Higher education credits (1-165 credits)
Application Code:
HDA-H3R44
Main field of study:
Online Education

Mandatory online meetings will be held according to the schedule.

Compulsory meetings:
0 physical

Requirements for Computer Skills and Computer Capacity

Tuition Fee
First Tuition Fee Installment:
12,000 SEK
Total Tuition Fee:
12,000 SEK
EU/EEA Citizens or exchange students are not required to pay fees.
Information on application and tuition fees: www.universityadmissions.se.
Application period
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Literature List

Literature lists are published at the latest one month ahead of the course start date.

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Course Coordinator
Lung-Lung Hu