A Public Liberal Art University in North Carolina Lei Han Katherine Min Alex Huang and Agya BoakyeBoaten Ten Subjects in 15 weeks History Politics Foreign Affairs Economics Environment Culture ID: 671475
Download Presentation The PPT/PDF document "China in the Contemporary World" is the property of its rightful owner. Permission is granted to download and print the materials on this web site for personal, non-commercial use only, and to display it on your personal computer provided you do not modify the materials and that you retain all copyright notices contained in the materials. By downloading content from our website, you accept the terms of this agreement.
Slide1
China in the
Contemporary World
A Public Liberal Art University in North Carolina
Lei Han, Katherine Min, Alex Huang, and
Agya Boakye-BoatenSlide2
Ten Subjects in 15 weeks
History
Politics
Foreign Affairs
Economics
Environment
Culture
Art
Media
Diversity
New ChinaSlide3
History
A brief overview of contemporary Chinese history
The May 4
th movement
The rise of communist ChinaChina at WarThe war between China and Japan
How Chinese society
changed after the war
The Cultural Revolution
Deng Xioping and economic
reformsSlide4
Politics
The formation and structure of the Chinese Government, political Ideology and institutions
Political structure
Party v. state
How are decisions made? Who makes them?
Human Rights/dissidents
Tianamen Square student demonstrationsSlide5
Foreign Affairs
The evolving role of China in international affairs with emphasis on international political and economic systems.
China and Europe
China and the United States
China and AfricaChina and Latin AmericaWTO, GATT, Security Council etc.Slide6
AFST 466
Politics of War in Africa
Agya Boakye-BoatenSlide7
Economics
Rise of China in Global Economy
Open Door Policy
Private/State Enterprises
Communist Capitalism
Domestic Economy
:
Stability and sustainability
International Trade:
Fair and Open
Future PerspectiveSlide8
Environment
Climates of China
Regional Climate Change in China
Impacts of Climate Change
Government StrategyInternational Cooperation Air Pollution
Water PollutionSlide9
ATMS/LSIC 179
Global Climate Change and China
Alex HuangSlide10
Visual Art & Literature Slide11
Effects of Deng Xiaoping’s Reform Policies on Contemporary Art
Gave Chinese artists greater access to information about major international art movements and styles, and a bit more freedom to experiment
Led to a proliferation of art galleries, museums, and auction houses in China, and more opportunities for Chinese
artists and writers to travel and study abroad
Opened up secondary international markets for Chinese contemporary visual artLed to more
individuated
and
varied
work, in
terms of media, style, and subject
matterSlide12
Literature
Limit to freedom of expression
Women writers – Zhang Kangkang, Can Xue, Fan Fan, Rhu Zhijuan Writers of the Chinese diaspora – Dai Sijie,
Gao Xianjian, Shouhua Qi, Annie Wang, Shan SaChinese American writers, writing about China in English – Maxine Hong Kingston, Ha Jin, Anchee Min, Yiyun
Li Slide13
Protest Art v. State-Sanctioned Art?
Darling of the international art world
Artistic consultant for Beijing’s Olympic Stadium (“The Bird’s Nest”)
Dissident thorn in the side of Chinese government
Ai WeiWei
Liu Xiaobo
Poet, writer, activist, won 2010 Nobel Peace Prize
Currently imprisoned Slide14
“Remembering”
Ai
Weiwei’s
mural constructed from 9,000 children’s backpacks, in memory of children killed in Sichuan school building collapse, during the 2008 earthquake. Haus der Kunst, Munich, 2009 Slide15
Mo Yan
Wins 2012 Nobel Prize for Literature
Sparks international controversySalman Rushdie accuses Yan of being a “patsy of the [Chinese Communist] regimeAi WeiWei says Yan’s win is “an insult to humanity”
Yan’s work has been critical of the government, and banned in ChinaSlide16
Media
State-run vs. Independent media
RegulatorsMedia reform
Diversified contentIdeological ShiftMarket competitionSlide17
Media
Entering the realm of global popular culture
Chinese Soft Power at Home and AbroadInternet and social mediaDigital Media
FilmAnimationSlide18
INTS
376/NM 376
Exploring China
Lei HanSlide19
Student Learning Outcomes
At the end of this course, students should demonstrate the following
:
A
n understanding of China’s modern history, especially from Deng Xiaoping’s economic reforms of the 1980s to the present;Slide20
An appreciation for China’s increasing global significance
;
An awareness of China’s rapid economic, social, and political changes, and some of its most significant challenges (i.e., pollution, water shortages, civic unrest);
Student Learning OutcomesSlide21
An appreciation for the contradictions, nuances, and “competing narratives” that comprise contemporary
China
Student Learning OutcomesSlide22Slide23
Media
A Brief History of Chinese Animation
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sV3CrMCeSQ4Characteristics and styles
Conventional animation marketSlide24
Student Learning Outcomes
Students should have better understanding about China
Students should develop an appreciation of China and its global significance
Students should be prepared to continue their study on China