Spring 2027

Seminar in Chinese Literature

Seminar in Chinese Literature covering rotating subjects, including the post-Mao cultural renaissance through literature and film.

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

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2020: 3.83 GPA, 83.3% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=4 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.86 GPA, 85.7% A/AB (n=7 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Describe the history and literature of the post-Mao cultural renaissance with reference to foundational scholarship, literary works, and films.

  • Formulate meaningful questions and original questions to guide discussion and essay-writing.

  • Demonstrate critical thinking and comparative perspectives with respect to experiences or cultural approaches to international challenges.

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ASIAN 951

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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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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2020: 3.83 GPA, 83.3% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.86 GPA, 85.7% A/AB (n=7 letter grades).

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

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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Student experience

the class

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2020: 3.83 GPA, 83.3% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=4 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.86 GPA, 85.7% A/AB (n=7 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Chinese Literature
  • Post-Mao cultural renaissance

Skills

  • Describing the history and literature of the post-Mao cultural renaissance using foundational scholarship, literary works, and films.
  • Formulating meaningful and original questions to guide discussion and essay-writing.
  • Demonstrating critical thinking and comparative perspectives regarding cultural approaches to international challenges.

Grades

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ASIAN 951 · Spring 2027

Seminar in Chinese Literature

Recorded 2026-10-14
ASIAN 951 · Spring 2027

Literary Geography of Fiction

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Recorded 2026-10-14

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