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Lecturer(s)
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Horsáková Šárka, Mgr.
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Lavička Martin, Bc. M.A., Ph.D.
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Uher David, doc. Mgr. PhD.
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Course content
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1) Orient 2) Orientalism 3) Chinese language 4) history and geography of China 5) literature and art of China 6) Chinese philosophy 7) Monty Python: I like Chinese 8) Kill Bill (2003-2004) 9) The Painted Veil (2006) 10) The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008) 11) Chang Cheng (2016) 12) Mulan (USA, 2020) 13) 2046 (2004)
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Lecture, Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook), Methods of Written Work
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Learning outcomes
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The course aims to introduce students to the cultural aspects of China with an emphasis on the historical development of the area and the causes of the current cultural diversity, focusing on critical cultural concepts (Pleremic writing system, Buddhism, Taoism, "Chinese" values, etc.). It also accents ways of perceiving the Far East in Europe ( orientalism, colonialism, nationalism, globalization) and unacceptable stereotypes that persist in this view to the present day. The course is concentrated on the given cultural area in an application, especially on film production affected by the concept of orientalism, especially of American provenance. Emphasis is placed on home preparation and active participation in class discussions. Its main output is an abstract (200 words) for a written work that the course participants would like to devote themselves to in the future.The course is especially suitable for students looking for a topic for their bachelor's thesis.
The graduate will gain a general idea of key Chinese cultural concepts (e.g. Pleremic script, Buddhism, Taoism, "Chinese" values, etc.) and their Western adaptations.
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Prerequisites
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An interest in Chinese culture, the ability to read critically and present one's own opinion in spoken and written form is assumed. When entering the course, participants will be introduced to Edward W. Said's book ORIENTALISM!
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Student performance, Final Report
The main output is an abstract (200 words) for a written work that the course participant would like to devote himself to in the future.
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Recommended literature
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Augustin Palát a Jaroslav Průšek. (2001). Středověká Čína. Praha.
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BURUMA, Ian and Avishai Margalit. (2004). Occidentalism: the West in the eyes of its enemies.. New York.
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FAIRBANK, John K., REISCHAUER, Edwin O. a CRAIG, Albert M. East Asia the Modern Transformation. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company; Tokyo: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1965. Modern Asia Edition..
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HRDLIČKOVÁ, Věnceslava. Dějiny čínské literatury. Praha: SPN 1980..
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KOLMAŠ, J.; MALINA, J. Čína z antropologické perspektivy. Brno: Masarykova universita, 2005..
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Král, Oldřich. (2005). Čínská filozofie. Pohled z dějin. Lásenice.
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PALÁT, Augustin. Čínská lidová republika..
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PANIKKAR, K.M. Asia and Western Dominance. London, 1967..
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SAID, Edward W. Orientalism. New York: Vintage Books, 2003..
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SHEN, Fuwei. Cultural Flow Between China and Outside World Throughout History. Trans. Wu Jingshu. Beijing: Foreign Languages Press, 1996..
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SCHIAVONE, Giuseppe. ed. Western Europe and South-East Asia: Co-operation or Competition? London: Macmillan, 1989..
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