| Course Title: Intermediate Courses in History and Theory: 'Androgyny and Gender Negotiation in Contemporary Chinese Women's Theater' |
| Start Date: 09/03/2025 End Date: 12/16/2025 |
| Term: Fall Semester 2025 |
| 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 , TP - Topics Course |
| 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 |
| 09/03/2025 - 12/16/2025 | Seminar | Monday | 01:30PM - 04:20PM | TBA | TBA | Weekly |
| 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. |
| FMT0001 | FMT-HS: History | This course has been approved to count towards the Film, Media, Theater major in the History area. |
| NXJRN0001 | NXJRN: Nexus in Journalism, Media, and Public Discourse | This course is approved for the Journalism, Media, & Public Discourse Nexus track. |
| FMT0004 | FMT-CR: Critical Studies | This course has been approved to count towards the Film, Media, Theater major in the Critical Studies area. |
| 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 |
| Title: Romance of Western Bower (Classical Chinese Poetry and Prose Series) Author: Wang, Shifu Copyright: 2012 Edition: Volume: 1 ISBN: Publisher: China Intercontinental Press (Kindle Edition) Translated by Yuanchong Xu |
Required | 12.99 |
| Title: The Peony Pavilion: Mudan ting Author: Tang, Xianzu Copyright: 2002 Edition: 2 Volume: 1 ISBN: 0253215277 Publisher: Indiana University Press (Translated by Cyril Birch) |
Required | 25.78 |
| Title: The Fragrant Companions: A Play About Love Between Women. Author: Li, Yu Copyright: 2022 Edition: 1 Volume: 1 ISBN: 0231206291 Publisher: Columbia University Press (translated by Stephen Roddy & Ying Wang) |
Required | 30.00 |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is the complete book list for this class. |