Studies in Chinese Fiction

Intensive study of xiaoshuo short stories and novels in Chinese with English support, covering reception, criticism, and adaptations.

offering recorded3 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Rania Huntington3.9/5

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=4 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Identify narrative patterns and themes.

  • Analyze competing influences on and adaptations of Chinese literature.

  • Construct literary and historicist arguments about Chinese literature.

  • Evaluate recent secondary scholarship.

Source: UW Guide

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ASIALANG 311 or graduate/professional standing

ASIAN 672

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Raw average: 4.04/5 from 25 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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RANIA HUNTINGTON is recorded teaching in Fall 2020, Fall 2023, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=4 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Xiaoshuo short stories and novels
  • Audience reception, criticism, and adaptations
  • Reading primary texts in Chinese

Skills

  • Identifying narrative patterns and themes
  • Analyzing influences and adaptations of Chinese literature
  • Constructing literary and historicist arguments
  • Evaluating recent secondary scholarship

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ASIAN 672 · Spring 2027

Studies in Chinese Fiction

Recorded 2026-10-14
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