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Course Description

Summary

In this course, a selection of audio, video, and print media on pop music, food, fashion, and social media, among other aspects of popular culture In Taiwan, will serve as a source of authentic input for the study. Students will explore the role of pop culture in shaping modern Taiwanese and Chinese societies through in-class discussions while developing their competencies in listening, speaking, reading, and writing in Mandarin Chinese. Students will even create their pop culture pieces! Students will explore concepts such as how popular culture affects and is affected by the very different political systems between China and Taiwan; what was the effect of China's opening (and now closing) on popular culture there; how have the pop cultures of Japan and Korea and western consumer culture influenced pop culture in Taiwan. A course pack of various Mandarin Chinese language materials pertaining to pop culture in Taiwan will be provided.