Many Faces: Understanding the Complexities of Chinese Culture

Who is the course for?

This course is for anyone interested in building their knowledge of Chinese culture and society. You don’t need any prior experience or qualifications.

What topics will you cover?

Cliché and stereotypes: how to understand contemporary Chinese culture?

The continuation and gap: the image of the ‘noble hero’ in both artistic and political fields

The collision and fusion: literature by the marginalised

The tension and convergence: contemporary Chinese landscape art

What will you achieve?

By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to…

Explore new cultural phenomena and trends emerging in Chinese society

Develop a more contextualized understanding of Chinese culture

Discuss the act of stereotyping in Chinese culture

Reflect on how social and cultural landscapes in China have been changed as China experiences an economy boom

Assess how digitalization has transformed the expression and representation of Chinese culture.