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This is a required course for all students in the Chinese Arts and Culture (CAC) stream of the MA in Chinese Studies. It has three aims:

• To enhance students’ academic literacy and develop writing and research skills required to complete the MA in Chinese Studies (reading, writing, citation and research ethics);
• To introduce students to the field of Chinese Studies and its history; and
• To foster the ability to look at China and its history from different perspectives. 

Week 1: Introduction

Week 2: Academic Research and Writing

Week 3: Library Workshop & Tour

Week 4: The (Chinese) Nation(-State)

Week 5: Area Studies and Orientalism

Week 6: China and the Sinophone

Week 7: Group Project Workshop

Week 8: Historiography and Chinese History

Week 9: Literature Review Individual Consultations

Week 10: Field Trip

Week 11: Representing/Documenting Reality

Week 12: Group Project Presentations

Week 13: Group Project Presentations