INST 310: CHINA THROUGH THE MEDIA

The University of Mississippi
Spring 2003, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 14:30 - 15:45, 204 Croft Institute
Instructor: Gang Guo * Office: 311 Deupree Hall * Telephone: (662) 915-5419 * e-mail: gg at olemiss dot edu
Office hours: 16:00 - 17:00 Tuesdays, 10:00 - 11:00 Thursdays, and by appointment

Course Syllabus On-line Resources Media in Mainland China

COURSE OVERVIEW

The major purposes of this course are:

  1. to familiarize students with the main media sources on Mainland China, including newspaper, radio, television, Internet, etc.
  2. to help students understand political affairs on Mainland China through the media sources
  3. to improve students' skills at analyzing news, reports, and stories from Chinese media sources

This is not a language course, and no prior language skills in Chinese are required (but are definitely helpful). The media contents utilized in this course come from a variety of sources, all of which are in English.

For this course each student is required to complete a research paper on a specific topic on China. The research paper can be on one of the three thematic subjects covered in the course modules, but can also be on something else with instructor's approval. Each student is required to present his or her research paper proposal in class on 2003-03-18, which should include at least three parts: the research question, the media sources that s/he intends to use, contributions that s/he expect the paper to make for people's understanding of the subject matter. Each student is also required to present the first draft of the paper in class on 2003-04-22. The final paper (8- to 12-pages double-space) is due at 8:00 A.M. on Friday 2003-05-09, according to the Registrar's Office.

COURSE SCHEDULE

This course is divided into four modules throughout the semester:

  1. January 9 through January 30: general exposure and familiarity with media sources in Mainland China
    1. 2003-01-16 daily news, 27'12" RealMedia audio file
    2. North Korea nuclear crisis, 24'57" RealMedia audio file
    3. 2003-01-22 daily news, 5'57" RealMedia audio file
    4. Lunar New Year travel, 24'57" RealMedia audio file
    5. 2003-01-27 daily news, 29'17" RealMedia audio file
    6. public services, 24'57" RealMedia audio file
    7. direct flight between mainland and Taiwan, 24'57" RealMedia audio file
    8. around China, 24'57" RealMedia audio file
    9. 2003-01-29 World Wide Watch, 14'06" RealMedia video file
    10. 2003-01-30 daily news, 27'45" RealMedia audio file
  2. February 4 through February 27: thematic compilation and discussion topic: cross-straits relations between Mainland China and Taiwan
    1. Republic of China from 1912 to 1962, 47'55" RealMedia video file
    2. Republic of China President Chiang Ching-Kuo (1978 - 1988), 28'48" RealMedia video file
    3. Republic of China President Chen Shui-bian's inauguration (2000-05-20), 4'37" Windows Media video file
    4. Republic of China President Chen Shui-bian's inaugural address (2000-05-20), full text
    5. 2003-02-05 daily news, 59' RealMedia audio file
    6. 2003-02-10 daily news, 59' RealMedia audio file
    7. 2003-02-12 daily news, 59' RealMedia audio file
    8. 2003-02-12 World Wide Watch, 27'48" RealMedia video file
    9. 2003-02-17 daily news, 59' RealMedia audio file
    10. 2003-02-17 World Wide Watch, 28'44" RealMedia video file
    11. 2003-02-18 World Wide Watch, 30'23" RealMedia video file
    12. 2003-02-19 daily news, 59' RealMedia audio file
    13. 2003-02-24 World Wide Watch, 27'52" RealMedia video file
    14. 2003-02-26 World Wide Watch, 30'29" RealMedia video file
  3. March 4 through March 27: thematic compilation and discussion topic: elections in Mainland China
    1. Carter Center - Activities By Country - China - Monitoring Elections
    2. China Elections
    3. 2003-03-02 World Wide Watch, 30'21" RealMedia video file
    4. 2003-03-03 World Wide Watch, 30'13" RealMedia video file
    5. 2003-03-05 Report on the 10th National People's Congress, 95'52" RealMedia video file
    6. 2003-03-06 daily news, 5'57" RealMedia audio file
    7. 2003-03-06 Press Conference, 64'57" RealMedia video file
    8. 2003-03-18, presentation of research paper proposal
    9. 2003-03-19 daily news, 59' RealMedia audio file
    10. 2003-03-20, presentation of research paper proposal
    11. 2003-03-24 World Wide Watch, 29'01" RealMedia video file
    12. 2003-03-26 World Wide Watch, 28'13" RealMedia video file
  4. April 1 through April 29: thematic compilation and discussion topic: U.S.-China relations
    1. Documentary "Eyewitnesses to History: Vicissitudes in China As Seen by Foreign Journalists"
      1. Part 1: Entering China, 28'15" RealMedia video file
      2. Part 2: Calamity in Forbidden City, 27'34" RealMedia video file
      3. Part 3: Seeing Republic of China, 29'53" RealMedia video file
      4. Part 5: Revolution on Street, 15'14" RealMedia video file
      5. Part 6: In Storm Center, 28'03" RealMedia video file
      6. Part 7: Resistance War Period, 9'45" RealMedia video file
      7. Part 8: Sky over Yan'an, 28'02" RealMedia video file
    2. 2003-03-31 World Wide Watch, 60'05" RealMedia video file
    3. CCTV-9 schedule (2003-04-07 through 2003-04-13)
    4. 2003-04-22, presentation of research paper draft