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150077 SE Chinese law and society on screen (2023W)
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Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
- Registration is open from We 13.09.2023 10:00 to We 27.09.2023 10:00
- Deregistration possible until Tu 31.10.2023 23:59
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max. 30 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
The first session of the course takes place on 10 October 2023.
- Tuesday 10.10. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum Ostasienwissenschaften 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-05
- Tuesday 17.10. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum Ostasienwissenschaften 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-05
- Tuesday 24.10. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum Ostasienwissenschaften 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-05
- Tuesday 31.10. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum Ostasienwissenschaften 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-05
- Tuesday 07.11. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum Ostasienwissenschaften 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-05
- Tuesday 14.11. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum Ostasienwissenschaften 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-05
- Tuesday 21.11. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum Ostasienwissenschaften 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-05
- Tuesday 28.11. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum Ostasienwissenschaften 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-05
- Tuesday 05.12. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum Ostasienwissenschaften 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-05
- Tuesday 12.12. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum Ostasienwissenschaften 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-05
- Tuesday 09.01. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum Ostasienwissenschaften 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-05
- Tuesday 16.01. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum Ostasienwissenschaften 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-05
- Tuesday 23.01. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum Ostasienwissenschaften 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-05
- Tuesday 30.01. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum Ostasienwissenschaften 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-05
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Aims, contents and method of the course
Assessment and permitted materials
Course format:The course will be punctuated by the screening of three films addressing different issues regarding Chinese law and society. The screening of each film will be followed by discussions based on a research article on related topics. Students will be divided into three groups and each group will be assigned to lead the discussion of one film.
In-between the screening and discussion of the films, students are required to report on the progress of their research projects. Three intervention steps are scheduled in the course, where students will be asked to discuss their research topics, to present a literature review on the topic, and to discuss the research question or a first draft of the research paper. In each step, the instructor will provide students with consultation and guidance on the direction of the research and other problems that the students may have encountered during the research.
The topic of the seminar paper shall be discussed with and approved by the instructor at the beginning of the research. The instructor can indulge a wide range of topics related to Chinese studies (not limited to Chinese law and society) as long as it fits the instructor’s scope of expertise and knowledge.Components of gradeAttendance and class participation 20%
Assignment 30 %
Final exam essay 50%
In-between the screening and discussion of the films, students are required to report on the progress of their research projects. Three intervention steps are scheduled in the course, where students will be asked to discuss their research topics, to present a literature review on the topic, and to discuss the research question or a first draft of the research paper. In each step, the instructor will provide students with consultation and guidance on the direction of the research and other problems that the students may have encountered during the research.
The topic of the seminar paper shall be discussed with and approved by the instructor at the beginning of the research. The instructor can indulge a wide range of topics related to Chinese studies (not limited to Chinese law and society) as long as it fits the instructor’s scope of expertise and knowledge.Components of gradeAttendance and class participation 20%
Assignment 30 %
Final exam essay 50%
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Requirements:Students MUST commit to the deadlines for their assignments. A student is allowed to swap one’s presentation slot with other willing students. If a deadline is missed without reason, a penalty will be imposed on the grade.The seminar paper should be about 20 pages or 5,000 words, including footnotes and bibliography. Standard criteria for academic writings apply. AI-generated work product is not allowed. All submissions must pass the automated plagarism test.The workload of this course is moderate.The class will NOT admit new students after its 3rd session (including the introductory session).You will not be eligible for the exam if you miss more than 3 sessions. Absence for a session that you are assigned as the leading discussant needs to be announced at least one week ahead. Each absence will lead to a reduction of your attendance score, unless it is justified and pre-approved.
Examination topics
Students can choose their own topics, which are subject to approval.
Reading list
Films to be screened in class and required reading:1. Beijing Blues/神探亨特张 (2012) Directed by He Yang何杨The daily life of a Beijing police officer, which strings together several high-profile cases.Scoggins, S. E. (2018). "Policing Modern China." China Law and Society Review 3(2): 79-117.2. The story of Qiu Ju (1992) 秋菊打官司, Directed by Zhang Yimou张艺谋Liu, Q. (2021). "With or Without You: Qing, Li, Fa, and Legal Pluralism in China." China Law and Society Review 5(2): 88-118.3. All in my family Directed by Hao Wu (Family and marriage)Wang, D. (2020). "Jia, as in Guojia: building the Chinese Family into a Filial Nationalist Project." China Law and Society Review 5(1): 1-32.Reference materials for the preparation of the exam paper:2.1 Brodsgaard, Kjeld Erik. Critical Readings on the Communist Party of China (4 Vols. Set). [in English] Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, 2016.2.2 Zhou, X. (2022). The Logic of Governance in China: An Organizational Approach. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press.2.3 Ma, X. (2022). Localized bargaining: the political economy of China’s high-speed railway program. New York, NY, Oxford University Press.2.4 Zhang, C. (2021). Governing and ruling: the political logic of taxation in China. Ann Arbor, Michigan, University of Michigan Press.2.5 Saich, Tony. From Rebel to Ruler. Cambridge: Harvard UP, 2021. (E-book available)2.6 Dickson, B. J. (2021). The Party and the People. Princeton, Princeton University Press.2.7 Fewsmith, J. (2021). Rethinking Chinese Politics. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press.2.8 Shambaugh, D. L. (2021). China’s leaders: from Mao to now. Cambridge Medford, MA, Polity.2.9 Pieke, F. N. and B. Hofman, Eds. (2022). CPC Futures: The new era of socialism with Chinese characteristics. Singapore, NUS Press.2.10 Torigian, J. (2022). Prestige, Manipulation, and Coercion, Yale University Press.2.11 Shih, V. C. (2022). Coalitions of the Weak. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press.2.12 Fairbank, J., & Feuerwerker, A. (Eds.). The Cambridge History of China (The Cambridge History of China). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Vol. 12-13 (E-book available)2.13 MacFarquhar, R., & Fairbank, J. (Eds.). (1987). The Cambridge History of China (The Cambridge History of China). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Vol. 14-1
2.14 Wasserstrom, Jeffrey N. The Oxford Illustrated History of Modern China. First ed. Oxford: Oxford UP, 2016. (hardcopy available in the library)2.15 Oxford Bibliographies. Entry: The Chinese Communist Party2.16 Rudolph, J. (2018). The China Questions, Harvard University Press.2.17 Chua, L. J., D. M. Engel and S. Liu (2023). The Asian Law and Society Reader. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press.Writing guides3.1 Guide on how to write a literature review - UNC Writing Centre and University of Edinburgh3.2 Radich, M. A student's guide to writing in East Asian Studies. Harvard University.
2.14 Wasserstrom, Jeffrey N. The Oxford Illustrated History of Modern China. First ed. Oxford: Oxford UP, 2016. (hardcopy available in the library)2.15 Oxford Bibliographies. Entry: The Chinese Communist Party2.16 Rudolph, J. (2018). The China Questions, Harvard University Press.2.17 Chua, L. J., D. M. Engel and S. Liu (2023). The Asian Law and Society Reader. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press.Writing guides3.1 Guide on how to write a literature review - UNC Writing Centre and University of Edinburgh3.2 Radich, M. A student's guide to writing in East Asian Studies. Harvard University.
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The People’s Republic of China (PRC) has, since 1978, made on an historic effort to build a modern legal system. Since Xi Jinping took power in 2012, its declared commitment to “governance according to the law” has become more pronounced. At the same time, the Chinese political system remains a Party-state, which has vested a tremendous amount of power in the ruling political party, namely, the Chinese Communist Party, to interfere in the making, implementation, application and enforcement of the law. The juxtaposition of the construction of a modern legal system and the conservation of the Party-state political structure has made the Chinese law and society a most vibrant field to observe and study.
The tradition of law and society scholarship focuses on law in context or law in action vis a vis law in the books or black-letter laws and the gap between them. This course offers students an opportunity to look at Chinese law and society through stories presented visually on screens, either in cinema, on TV or other medias. These stories will help narrow the geographic distance between where the course is taught and where the subject of the study resides.
This visual exposure to the Chinese law and society issues is designed to inspire students to search for a topic of interest in the field of Chinese studies. The course will guide the students to develop their research interest into research projects, which shall lead the completion of a seminar paper at the end of the course.