China Under Mao 2900-L-CHUM-ANG
This course will teach about the main events and problems of Chinese history between the WWII and 1976 with a special focus on the Maoist decades. Students are going to read primary sources produced in China (in English translation) in that period and through reading the sources are going to learn how to read, analyse, interpret and narrate the history of this period. The course is going to focus on the topics pertaining to the period 1935-1976 thus corresponding to the state-building process
undertaken by the Communist Party of China under the leadership of Mao Zedong.
Course coordinators
Type of course
Learning outcomes
The student knows and understands:
- the most fundamental problems, events and processes in the twentieth century Chinese history,
The student is able to:
- read, analyse, interpret, and discuss the primary sources from the twentieth century Chinese history and to reconstruct historical processes on their basis,
- work on various sources produced through modern and traditional media,
- to critically read and understand contemporary Chinese history,
- ability to produce both spoken and written utterances on the basic problems pertaining to contemporary Chinese history
- read and interpret twentieth century history through the East Asian perspective
Assessment criteria
Active participation (attendance, involvement in discussions, quizzes): 70%,
Presentation: 30%
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