ARTS2457 Comprehensive Notes - Distinction

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Here is a set of comprehensive notes prepared for ARTS2457-China Imagined and Perceived. Content sourced from lecture of whole semester (Week1 - week12), the films watched and the reading kits. Including the following topic: Overview of the Subject: What is ‘orientalism’? Orientalism & Contrasting Images of the Opium War Edward Said and his Configuration of Orientalism Early Western Depictions of China China and the European Enlightenment The Subaltern The Subaltern and the West The Debate over Literature as National Allegory Imperialism and the Diaspora Communism and "Eternal" China Fetishization and Obsession with the "Centre" The PRC as the “Centre”: what is “real” history? These notes also contain a summary of ALL examinable Readings and Films. Note: I used some Chinese characters, as the lecture notes used, to help understand. Post finals, I have spent some time revising my notes highlight all the important points the lecturer mentioned in the revision session. There has "X" sign before some titles, indicates the content that won't be tested. And some have special signs (★★★ or ✥✥✥ etc.) means those are important for the exam.