Section Info: ASIAN-211CH-01

Course Title: Topics in Asian Studies: 'Contemporary Chinese Media Culture'
Start Date: 01/27/2026 End Date: 05/12/2026
Term: Spring Semester 2026
Description: This course investigates the evolution of Chinese media cultures from the 1980s to the present, within the broader context of social and political changes. Students will explore a wide range of media, including film, documentary, music, television, animation, social media, photography, and the built environment. The course will examine the technological, material, formal, and aesthetic aspects of various media forms and encourage broader discussions on the ideological impact, spectatorship, sensory perception, and interactive media experiences beyond the Chinese-language world.
Distribution(s): I - Humanities , MP - Multicultural Perspectives , SI - Speaking-Intensive , WI - Writing-Intensive , TP - Topics Course
Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate     Credits:4.00    

Faculty         Phone         Email address        
Lingjia Xu             lingjiaxu@mtholyoke.edu  

Meeting Dates         Method         Meeting days         Meeting times         Building name         Room     Frequency    
01/27/2026 - 05/12/2026   Lecture   Monday and Wednesday   10:00AM - 11:15AM   TBA   TBA   Weekly

REGISTRATION DETAILS

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.  
ASIAN0001   ASIAN: Asian Studies minor   This course has been approved to count towards the Asian Studies minor.  
PRI0001     Used to identify primary sides of crosslisted courses for Workday conversion  

Cross-listed Sections        
FMT-230CH-01 Contemp. Chinese Media Culture  
ASIAN-211CH-01 Contemp. Chinese Media Culture  

Course Availability
Section status: Waitlisted     Capacity: 18     Enrollment: 17     Available: 0     Waitlist: 2
Please note: The "Available" count will equal 0 in a Waitlisted course where spaces in the course have recently opened and students have not yet been moved into them from the waitlist.

BOOK INFORMATION

Book List         Required         Publisher Full Price        
To be determined.                    

Additional Book Comments        
This is NOT the complete book list for this class.