Free Elective (FE) s offered by Arts Departments Code Title Quota Chinese CHI2105 Modern Chinese Literature 8 CHI2107 Introduction to Literature 8 CHI2111 Chinese Etymology 8 CHI2113 Classical Chinese Literacy History 8 Cultural Studies CUS3314 Hong Kong Popular Culture 8 History HST1115 Introduction to Chinese History 5 HST1151 History of Modern East Asia 5 Translation TRA2101 Introduction to Interpreting (C-E) 4 TRA2103 Introduction to Translation (C-E) 3 TRA2104 Introduction to Translation (E-C) 5 Visual Studies VIS2101 Introduction to Chinese Art 3 VIS2105 Introduction to Film Studies 3 VIS3399G From Ink Painting to Ink Art 5 VIS4352 Film Theory and Criticism 3 1
(s) offered by the Department of Chinese CHI2105 Modern Chinese Literature 中國現代文學 This course surveys modern Chinese literature from 1917 to 1940 s in terms of historical background, ideological content, classical links, artistic development and achievement, as well as foreign influences on it. This course covers topics such as early modern poetry and the poetry of the Crescent Society, modern Chinese prose, modern drama, modern novel, literary debates and literary trends in the 30 s and the 40 s, etc. 本科旨在引導學生研究 1917 至 1940 年間, 中國現代文學之歷史背景 文學革命 文學組織 文藝思潮等問題 教授內容包括 : 早期新詩與新月派 : 郭沫若 聞一多 徐志摩等 ; 中國現代散文 : 周作人 魯迅 朱自清 梁遇春等 ; 現代戲劇的萌芽與成長 : 歐陽予倩 丁西林 田漢等 ; 茅盾與現代長篇小說的發展 文學論爭與三 四十年代文藝思潮 古典文學傳統及西方文藝思潮對五四文學的影響等項 Instructor(s): Prof XU Zidong / Ms WONG Ka Yee CHI2107 Introduction to Literature 文學概論 This course offers an introduction to the basic concepts of literature, in order to enhance students understanding of the characteristics and development of major literary genres, namely poetry, prose, fiction and drama. The course also addresses the interrelationship between literature and culture, art, history, religion, philosophy as well as aesthetics.. 本科之課程內容包括 : 介紹文學之基本概念及理論 ; 探討詩歌 散文 小說及戲劇四大文類, 以及討論文學與文化等問題 本科授課與討論時, 同時採用中國及西方資料 Instructor(s): Prof WONG Shuk Han Mary/ TBA CHI2111 Chinese Etymology 文字學 This course aims at enhancing students understanding of Chinese characters in order to improve their ability to use the Chinese Language. Basic Concepts and important theories in Chinese characters will be introduced in lectures. This course covers topics such as the origins, characteristics and development of Chinese characters, the structure of Chinese characters and the liu shu theory, introduction to shuowen Jiezi, etc 本科旨在透過文字學知識的傳授, 提高學生的語文能力 課程內容涵蓋漢字的起源 漢字的特質 漢字的結構及六書理論 漢字的發展 說文解字 導讀等 Instructor(s): Prof LEE Hung Kai/ Dr SIU Yan Ho 2
CHI2113 Classical Chinese Literary History 古典文學史 This course introduces students to the development of classical Chinese literary history as well as important genres in classical Chinese literature such as shi, ci, qu, fiction and prose. Aspects of Chinese culture will be noted through reading representative works of different genres. This course uses a team-teaching mode to facilitate the learning process. 本科透過集體教學方式, 發揮不同老師的專長, 為學生介紹古典文學史, 以及啟發同學對古典文學的興趣 本科的教學內容, 涵蓋古典文學中詩 詞 曲 小說各體 透過選讀優秀而具代表性的作品, 如 詩經 宋詞 唐代傳奇 宋朝話本 明清小說 元散曲及雜劇篇章, 藉以讓學生明暸中國文學史的發展, 以及提高同學研習古典文學的興趣 Instructor(s): Prof KWONG Yim Tze Charles/ Prof LAU Yin Ping Grace 3
(s) offered by Department of Cultural Studies Instructor(s): Dr YAU Hoi Yan CUS3314 Hong Kong Popular Culture 香港普及文化 This course aims to provide students with a critical introduction to popular culture in Hong Kong. We shall study the scope, development and uses of contemporary popular culture. Students will learn to assess for themselves the form, meaning and significance of popular culture, to relate it to high culture, as well as to analyse the formation of cultural and social identity of Hong Kong people through concrete case studies. Topics will be selected from such areas as: the changing cultural status of Hong Kong through the post-war decades, Western influences and the transformation of indigenous culture, the consumption and politics of popular culture, cinema as mass entertainment, the development of radio culture, TV culture, popular music, and the printed media, etc. 4
(s) offered by Department of History Instructor(s): TBA Instructor(s): TBA HST1115 Introduction to Chinese History This course is an introduction to the history of China from the earliest time to the present, with emphasis on topics chosen from political, social, cultural, and intellectual aspects of China s historical development. HST1151 History of Modern East Asia This course introduces the history of modern East Asia. While focusing principally on China, Japan, and Korea, we will also address Taiwan, Macau, and Hong Kong in relation to the major themes of the course. These themes include the evolution of East Asia s relationship with the Western world, intellectually and politically; the Chinese-Japanese relationship; contrasting pathways of change; transformation and conservatism in cultural identity and social values; and tensions between colonialism, nationalism, and independence. Analysis of these themes will occur at three levels: dynamics of continuity and change within individual East Asian societies; intra-regional interactions and formation of East Asia as a region and an identity; and East Asia s role in the world as a player and as an idea. 5
(s) offered by the Department of Translation Instructor(s): Dr CHEUNG Yu Kit TRA2101 Introduction to Interpreting (C-E) This is a foundation course that introduces students to the basic concepts of interpreting as well as to the fundamental skills of sight and consecutive interpreting from Cantonese to English. TRA2103 Introduction to Translation (C-E) This course introduces students to the general approaches and the specific methods for translating Chinese into English. Emphasis will be laid upon developing students English writing abilities so as to sharpen their skills in Chinese-English translation. After building up a solid foundation of knowledge, students will be introduced to some basic techniques in specialised translation in areas such as the arts, the media, business and popular culture. Instructor(s): Prof BAI Liping / Mr SONG Ge Instructor(s): Dr CHAN Wing Man TRA2104 Introduction to Translation (E-C) This course introduces students to the basic skills and techniques for translating from English into Chinese. Extensive practice and in-class discussions will be conducted to enhance the quality of students Chinese writings. Texts of various genres will be introduced, including literary works, business correspondence, journalistic writings, and government documents. Through critical textual analysis, students will learn how to identify the main features of Chinese and English writings, and thus formulate effective strategies in coping with translation problems. This course prepares students for more specialized translation courses. 6
(s) offered by the Department of Visual Studies VIS2101 Introduction to Chinese Art 中國藝術導論 The course is an introduction to Chinese art in its aesthetic and cultural contexts. The history of Chinese art embraces a huge diversity of forms jade, bronze, ceramics, murals, calligraphy, and seal carving. The course examines the full spectrum of the visual arts in China, ranging from those of the pre-dynastic periods to the twentieth century. The varied forms of artistic expression of different periods illustrate not only the aesthetic, but also the social and cultural perspectives of the time. The structure of the course is basically thematic and chronological, giving equal attention to technique, stylistic analysis, and interpretation in historical and cultural contexts. The course examines ancient Chinese cosmology through studies of ancient bronzes and tombs. It examines the implications of Buddhist Art in China. The aesthetic elements of the monumental landscape tradition of the Five-dynasties and Northern Song show how ancient Chinese painters saw the relationship between man and nature. The figure and the flower-and-bird paintings of Tang-Song academic traditions reveal ancient court tastes on the one hand, and the moral and functional values of Chinese painting on the other. The shared origin between calligraphy and painting in Chinese traditions gives rise to specific aesthetic pursuits for painters in the Yuan Dynasty. The monochrome ink painting tradition of the ancient literati induces a unique visual language the uses of brush and ink. In later Ming-Qing literati painting, brushwork (or the uses of brush and ink) has its own context and can be taken as a subject in its own right. New painting traditions found in the Qing dynasty reflect the influences of urban culture and the commercial values of then large cities such as Yangzhou. The greatly diversified art forms and styles in twentieth-century China manifest the tremendous impacts of the West and the modernization of China. Instructor(s): TBA VIS2105 Introduction to Film Studies 電影研究導論 This course provides an introduction to the art of film and its social, psychological, cognitive, and institutional implications. Students are introduced to the basic concepts and terms needed to appreciate films. Reference is made to concrete examples from different countries and styles in order to cover important developments in world film history and to expose students to a diversity of films, ranging from mainstream Hollywood to Africa and Asia. Specific topics to be discussed include: elements of film production; elements of film appreciation and film aesthetics; the psychology of film spectatorship; film movements; Hollywood, globalization, and film distribution; concepts of world cinema; and film and transnationalism. Instructor(s): Prof YEH Yueh Yu 7
Instructor(s): Ms SO Wai Yi VIS3214 Digital Imaging Digital images are usually associated with intangibility, as they are non-material and duplicable, which can be encoded into a series of number and formulas. However, in our everyday practices, the manipulated digital images are seldom perceived by us in their pure non-material forms. There is usually a medium which carries them to us, sometimes through displaying on a LCD monitor, projecting on a screen or printing on specific materials. In this notion, most of the digital images have a tangible form in their presentations. This course will focus on exploring the physicality of these digital prints on different surfaces: garment, ceramics, wood, plastic and metal, in order to redefine the prescribed role of commercial digital printing. There will be several in-class exercises of Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator which will lead into individual creative project. An exhibition will be organized by the class at the end of the term in the School Art Gallery. Instructor(s): TBA VIS3399o Special Topics in Visual Studies: Collecting Chinese Art This course introduces students to the history of collecting Chinese art in its country of origin and other parts of the world. It will enable students to recognize and discuss famous collections and masterpieces of Chinese art in different media. It aims to foster students interest in the appreciation of a variety of Chinese art and crafts, while exploring the historical context, cultural politics as well as issues of power and taste embodied in the collections. The course also encourages students to learn the social functions of collecting and the aesthetic and cultural values of art collections for individual collectors, institutions and the wider community. VIS4352 Film Theory and Criticism An exploration of critical and theoretical writings about the cinema, focusing on major theoreticians as well as central topics and problems pertaining to the cinematic medium. The course emphasizes so-called classical film theory rather than contemporary film theory, and should be viewed as complementing the Visual Studies Film and Philosophy course, where the focus is on contemporary debates. Students will be introduced to the writings on cinema of such key figures as Ricciotto Canudo, Germaine Dulac, Antonin Artaud, Jean Epstein, Hugo Munsterberg, Bela Balazs, Siegfried Kracauer, Yury Tynyanov, Dziga Vertov, Andre Bazin, Sergei Eisenstein, Lev Kuleshov, V.I. Pudovkin, and Alexander Bakshy. Instructor(s): Prof FROME Jonathan Howard 8