Chinese 353 - Talking Point: Epidemics and Their Controversies in China and Beyond
Epidemics & Controversies-China
Fall
2021
01
4.00
Lu Yu
M W F 10:50 AM - 11:40 AM
Smith College
CHI-353-01-202201
Hatfield 203
lyu87@smith.edu
This course is designed to help students to deepen their understanding of China’s culture and society
through the controversies and debates surrounding the epidemics, and Covid-19 in particular, while
developing their Chinese language skills in the process. In this course, we will attempt to understand
people’s experiences and feelings in the locked-down cities, analyze gender issues in the medical care
workplace, and study discrimination against people who are from high-risk districts. We will explore topics such as whether or not people feel comfortable covering their faces; the role of NGOs in epidemics; and so on.
through the controversies and debates surrounding the epidemics, and Covid-19 in particular, while
developing their Chinese language skills in the process. In this course, we will attempt to understand
people’s experiences and feelings in the locked-down cities, analyze gender issues in the medical care
workplace, and study discrimination against people who are from high-risk districts. We will explore topics such as whether or not people feel comfortable covering their faces; the role of NGOs in epidemics; and so on.