CHIN153 PO - Chinese Language and Gender

When Offered: Each fall.
Instructor(s): J. Lang
Credit: 1

The course focuses on the way the Chinese language intersects with gender. We will see the words people use, the modes of expression they prefer, and how language reflects and reinforces the complex gender ideologies in today’s Chinese-speaking societies. We will learn about how language elements express social meanings associated with gender, how language constructs gender identities, and how language users practice gender labeling through the community of practice. Classes will be taught in English. Assigned readings are in English with some examples in Chinese. The prerequisite is CHIN051A PO.

Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
Area 1