| Course Title: Chinese Politics |
| Start Date: 03/18/2021 End Date: 05/11/2021 |
| Term: Spring Semester 2021 |
| Description: This course examines the politics of contemporary China. Beginning with an assessment of the origins of the Chinese Revolution, the course then examines core institutions and events in the People's Republic, including the Great Leap Forward, Cultural Revolution, post-Mao reforms, and the Tiananmen Incident. In addition, the course analyzes the changing nature of state-society relations, the emergence of new social and political identities, and China's role in the international arena. |
| Distribution(s): III - Social Sciences |
| Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate     | Credits:4.00     |
| Faculty         | Phone         | Email address         |
| Calvin Chen   | 413-538-2668   | cchen@mtholyoke.edu   |
| Meeting Dates         | Method         | Meeting days         | Meeting times         | Building name         | Room     | Frequency     |
| 03/18/2021 - 05/11/2021   | Flex. Immersive Lecture   | Monday   | 02:30PM - 03:45PM   | TBA   | TBA   | Weekly |
| 03/18/2021 - 05/11/2021   | Flex. Immersive Lecture   | Tuesday and Thursday   | 02:15PM - 04:00PM   |   |   | Weekly |
| 03/18/2021 - 05/11/2021   | Flex. Immersive Lecture   | Wednesday and Friday   | 03:00PM - 04:00PM   |   |   | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses         | ||
| None |           |           |
| Comments         |
| Additional Comments         |
| Course Tags         | ||
| EASIA0001   | EASIA: East Asian Studies major   | This course has been approved to count towards the East Asian Studies major.   |
| POLIT-COMPAR   | POLIT-COMPAR: Politics - Comparative subfield   | This course has been approved to count towards the Comparative Politics subfield of the Politics major (100-200-level courses only) and minor (all courses).   |
| ASIAN0001   | ASIAN: Asian Studies minor   | This course has been approved to count towards the Asian Studies minor.   |
| IR0001   | INTREL: International Relations major   | This course has been approved to count towards the International Relations major.   |
| MOD0002   | MOD-2: Courses meeting in Module 2   | This course meets in Module 2.   |
| MEET0004   | +MEET-4: Expects to meet 4 days per week, on average   | This class is expected to meet 4 days per week, on average   |
| Cross-listed Sections         |
| None   |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Closed     | Capacity: 18     | Enrollment: 18     | Available: 0     | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List         | Required         | Publisher Full Price         |
| To be determined. |           |           |
| Additional Book Comments         |
| This is NOT the complete book list for this class.   |