Section Info: ASIAN-215-01

Course Title: Androgyny and Gender Negotiation in Contemporary Chinese Women's Theater
Start Date: 09/06/2023 End Date: 12/19/2023
Term: Fall Semester 2023
Description: Yue Opera, an all-female art that flourished in Shanghai in 1923, resulted from China's social changes and the women's movement. Combining traditional with modern forms and Chinese with Western cultures, Yue Opera today attracts loyal and enthusiastic audiences despite pop arts crazes. We will focus on how audiences, particularly women, are fascinated by gender renegotiations as well as by the all-female cast. The class will read and watch classics of this theater, including Romance of the Western Bower, Peony Pavilion, and Butterfly Lovers. Students will also learn the basics of traditional Chinese opera.
Distribution(s): I - Humanities , MP - Multicultural Perspectives
Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate     Credits:4.00    

Faculty         Phone         Email address        
Ying Wang   413-538-2281   yingwang@mtholyoke.edu  

Meeting Dates         Method         Meeting days         Meeting times         Building name         Room     Frequency    
09/06/2023 - 12/19/2023   Seminar   Wednesday   01:30PM - 04:20PM   CIRU - Ciruti   009   Weekly

REGISTRATION DETAILS

Requisite Courses        
None                    

Comments        
Additional Comments        
Taught in English.  
Course Tags        
EASIA0001   EASIA: East Asian Studies major   This course has been approved to count towards the East Asian Studies major.  
ASIAN0001   ASIAN: Asian Studies minor   This course has been approved to count towards the Asian Studies minor.  
NXJRN0001   NXJRN: Nexus in Journalism, Media, and Public Discourse   This course is approved for the Journalism, Media, & Public Discourse Nexus track.  

Cross-listed Sections        
ASIAN-215-01 AndrogynyGndr in ChineseTheat  
FMT-230CW-01 AndrogynyGndr in ChineseTheat  
GNDST-204CW-01 AndrogynyGndr in ChineseTheat  

Course Availability
Section status: Open     Capacity: 18     Enrollment: 17     Available: 1     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.