EAS 302 POST-SOCIALST CHI & CUL LOGIC

What is the historical horizon and cultural logic behind the drastic social transition that China has undergone from the Cultural Revolution to the 2008 Beijing Olympics and a post-socialist present? What is its future? With such questions in mind, we will compare the different depictions of a utopian/dystopian future by some of the most dynamic and innovative Chinese writers, artists and social critics.