HIST2100 今日中國

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course is an intellectual inquiry into the contemporary Chinese society, politics, and culture. Topics include the relationship between intellectuals and the state, dynamics of social movements, civic education and youth values, social activism and social change, the emergence and roles of civic associations, popular culture, and China’s relationship with the world. In addition to examining the country as a whole, it also considers the particular circumstances of Tibet, Xinjiang, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. In conjunction with the discussions of reading materials, we will also have the opportunity to speak to scholars and authors of the books we read. An important element of this course will be the critical examination of the contemporary relevance of China’s past, the challenges of the ongoing contest between state-imposed interpretations of history and the independent pursuit of historical knowledge, and its implications for China’s future and its relationship with the rest of the world.

COURSE OUTCOME

This course aims to help students develop skills to think, write, and speak critically and analytically about the past. In particular, examining evidence with our own critical minds we will scrutinize the state-sponsored version of history presented by the Chinese Communist party. We will work together as historians to evaluate historical evidence in primary and secondary sources, to think within historical contexts, to recognize the historical forces at work, to identify continuities and changes, and to understand the ethical dimension of historical interpretations as world citizens.

I hope our exam-free approach will free your creativity and imagination, and we can learn and grow together in a safe and fun environment. You will receive one final grade for the course and it will be based on:

• Class Participation (30%)
• Group Presentation (10%)
• Final Project (60%)

Time: 06:30PM – 08:15PM

COURSE MATERIALS

Each week’s reading will focus on one theme/topic. Readings will include journal articles, scholarly books, and news reports on current affairs. In addition to reading required texts, we will watch documentaries and films relevant to the period we study. These visual materials aim to facilitate students’ understanding of history through human experiences, and to cultivate students’ personal moral engagement as well as historical consciousness and intellectual understanding of the world. Books for the course will be placed on reserve in the library. Reading materials and links to the films and documentaries will be available on course Blackboard.

請注意大學有關學術著作誠信的政策和規則，及適用於犯規事例的紀律指引和程序。詳情可瀏覽網址：http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/policy/academichonesty/。

學生遞交作業時，必須連同已簽署的聲明一併提交，表示他們知道有關政策、規則、指引及程序。

• 如屬小組習作，則所有組員均須簽署聲明；所有組員（不論有否簽署聲明及不論有否直接或間接撰寫有問題的內容）均須負上集體責任及受到懲處。
• 如作業以電腦製作、內容以文字為主，並經由大學「維誠」系統 (VeriGuide) 提交者，學生將作業的電子檔案上載到系統後，便會獲得收據，收據上已列明有關聲明。

未有夾附簽署妥當的聲明的作業，老師將不予批閱。

學生只須提交作業的最終版本。

學生將作業或作業的一部份用於超過一個用途（例如：同時符合兩科的要求）而沒有作出聲明會被視為未有聲明重覆使用作業。學生重覆使用其著作的措辭或某一、二句句子很常見，並可以接受，惟重覆使用全部內容則構成問題。在任何情況下，須先獲得相關老師同意方可提交作業。