China Studies, School of Modern Languages and Cultures HKU

This course surveys the history of the international scholarship on China from 1945 through to the present as it transformed around the major academic centres in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. We explore how these new paradigms have transformed China studies and brought the field into productive engagements with broader intellectual currents and debates.

Core Course
SINO2002	China in the world: critical paradigms	6 credits

This course surveys the history of the international scholarship on China from 1945 through to the present as it transformed around the major academic centres in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. We explore how these new paradigms have transformed China studies and brought the field into productive engagements with broader intellectual currents and debates.

SINO2002 Course Guide

Prerequisite: Nil
Assessment: 100% coursework
(Not on offer in 2020/2021)